שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ(shaw-bah')
“to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)”
189 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Translated in KJV as
adjurecharge (by an oath, with an oath)feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע))take an oath[idiom] straitly(cause to, make to) swear.
Etymology
a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
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“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall se…”