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Lexicon :: Strong's H7646 - śāḇaʿ

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שָׂבַע
Transliteration
śāḇaʿ
Pronunciation
saw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2231

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah'; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x

The KJV translates Strong's H7646 in the following manner: satisfy (47x), fill (25x), full (15x), plenty (2x), enough (2x), satiate (1x), sufficed (1x), unsatiable (1x), weary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x
The KJV translates Strong's H7646 in the following manner: satisfy (47x), fill (25x), full (15x), plenty (2x), enough (2x), satiate (1x), sufficed (1x), unsatiable (1x), weary (1x).

  1. to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be sated (with food)

      2. to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)

      3. to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with

        1. to be weary of (fig)

    2. (Piel) to satisfy

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to satisfy

      2. to enrich

      3. to sate, glut (with the undesired)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah'; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
STRONGS H7646: Abbreviations
[שָׂבֵעַ,] שָׂבַע 96 verb be sated, satisfied, surfeited (Late Hebrew (derived species) = Biblical Hebrew; so Assyrian šebû, Arabic bdb095904, Aramaic סְבַע, bdb095905, Palmyrene שבע; the Ethiopic verb of same, meaning is bdb095906:); —
Qal79 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׂבַע 1 Chronicles 23:1, וְשׂ׳ consecutive Deuteronomy 31:20; 3rd person plural שָׂבֵ֑עוּ Isaiah 9:19, ושׂ׳ consecutive Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 26:12, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׂבַּע Proverbs 12:11 +, 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׂבְּעוּן Psalm 104:28, etc.; Imperative שְׂבַעֿ Proverbs 20:13; Infinitive absolute שָׂבוֺע Joel 2:26; 2 Chronicles 31:10; construct לִשְׂבֹּע Exodus 16:8; Lamentations 5:6, לְשָׂבְעָה Haggai 1:6; —
1. be sated (with food), especially human subject:
a. absolute after אָכַל, Hosea 4:10; Isaiah 9:19; Deuteronomy 8:10; Exodus 16:8 (P), + 11 times, compare Isaiah 44:16 (|| אָבַל); exposing men to arrogance Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 8:12; Deuteronomy 31:20, compare Hosea 13:6 (twice in verse) (Israel under figure of cattle), Jeremiah 50:19 (id.; with ב location; || רָעָה graze); = have (or get) enough to eat Psalm 37:19; Psalm 59:16, enough to drink Amos 4:8, figurative of sword Jeremiah 46:10, of wine Habakkuk 2:5.
b. with accusative of food Jeremiah 44:17; Lamentations 5:16; Exodus 16:12 (P), + 6 times, compare Ezekiel 39:29 (of beasts, in figure), of earth, sated with water (rain) Proverbs 30:16, so of trees (accusative om) Psalm 104:16, figurative of requital Proverbs 18:20b.
c. with מִן of food Job 19:22 (figurative); figurative of earth having its fill (of rain) Psalm 104:13, and (figurative of requital) Proverbs 18:20a; good sense Proverbs 12:14 (strike out טוֺב, so Toy), bad sense Proverbs 1:31; Proverbs 14:14; with מִן of source Isaiah 66:11 (figurative).
2. more generally, be sated, have desire satisfied:
a. absolute Ezekiel 16:28, 29 (i.e. with harlotry), Jeremiah 50:10 (with plunder), Isaiah 53:11 (with given result); of eyes Proverbs 27:20, of She’ôl and Abaddon Proverbs 27:20, compare Proverbs 30:15; = have abundance Proverbs 30:9 (exposure to arrogance).
b. with accusative, be satisfied with, have one's fill of: Jeremiah 31:14, compare Psalm 17:15; Psalm 63:6; Proverbs 5:10; Ecclesiastes 5:9, compare (eye subject) Ecclesiastes 4:8 accusative of sons Psalm 17:14 (si versa lectio, but text dubious, see Ol Du, compare Bae We), days of life, i.e. reach the full limit (+ זָקֵן) 1 Chronicles 23:1; 2 Chronicles 24:15.
c. with ב of goodness Psalm 65:5, with מִן id. Ecclesiastes 6:3.
d. with ל infinitive, לאֹתִֿשְׂבַּע עַיִן לִרְאוֺת Ecclesiastes 1:8 (|| מָלֵא)
3. have in excess, be surfeited with:
a. lit, with honey (accusative) Proverbs 25:16.
b. figurative = be weary of, with accusative of offerings Isaiah 1:11 (subject י׳), tossings Job 7:4, poverty Proverbs 28:19, shame Habakkuk 2:16, contempt Psalm 123:3; Psalm 123:4 with accusative of person Proverbs 28:17.
c. id., with ב of troubles Psalm 88:4, of reproach Lamentations 3:30.
Niph. Participle נִשְׂבָּע sated Job 31:31.
Pi. satisfy, Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְשַׂבִּ֑עוּ Ezekiel 7:19 they shall not satisfy their appitite (נֶפֶשׁ; || מִלֵּא); Imperative masculine singular suffix, subject י׳, שַׂבְּעֵנִי חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 90:14 (2 accusative). **Now (after Syriac Version and Greek Version of the LXX Manuscripts) reads שִבַּעְתָּ Habakkuk 3:9, for שְׁבֻעוֺת, compare GASm; Gr Marti שְׂבֵעַת (adjective feminine construct) thy bow is sated with shafts. We thinks hopeless.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׂבִּיע Psalm 107:9, וְה׳ consecutive Isaiah 58:11; 2nd person feminine singular הִשְׂבַּ֫עַתְּ Ezekiel 27:33, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׂבִּעַנִי Job 9:18 2nd person masculine singular תַּשְׂבִּיעַ Isaiah 58:10, 1st person singular וָאַשְׂבִּעַ Jeremiah 5:7, suffix אַשְׂבִּיעֶ֑ךָּ Psalm 81:17 [Psalm 81:16] van d. H., אַשְׂבִּיעֶ֑ךָֿ Baer Gi, etc.; Infinitive construct לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ Job 38:27; Participle מַשְׂבִּיעַ Psalm 103:5; Psalm 145:16; —
1.
a. satisfy (especially with material blessings), subject י׳, with acc. person Jeremiah 5:7 (exposing men to arrogance), Isaiah 58:11 (accusativeנֶפֶשׁ; of refreshment in drought, ב location, figurative of help and blessing), Psalm 107:9 (accusative נֶפֶשׁ; || מִלֵּא), compare Psalm 103:5 (ב instrumental, on accusative see עֲדִי); with accusative of ground Job 38:27 (i.e. with rain); human subject, with accusative נֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 58:10.
b. with accusative of food + person, י׳ subject, Psalm 81:17 [Psalm 81:16] (|| הֶאֱכִיל), Psalm 105:40; Psalm 132:15; Psalm 147:14; with accusative of person + אֹרֶךְ יָמִים Psalm 91:16.
c. י׳ subject, accusative of thing + ל person, לְבָלחַֿי רָצוֺן מַשׂ׳ Psalm 145:16.
d. י׳ subject, with accusative of beast + מִמְּךָ (of Pharaoh, in prophetic figurative) Ezekiel 32:4.
2. enrich subject Tyre, with accusative of a people Ezekiel 27:33 (|| הֶעֱשִׁיר).
3. sate, glut (with the undesired), subject י׳, with accusative of person + ב of thing Lamentations 3:15, accusative of person + Job 9:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:8; 16:8; 16:12

Deuteronomy

6:11; 8:10; 8:12; 14:29; 26:12; 31:20; 31:20

1 Chronicles

23:1; 23:1

2 Chronicles

24:15; 31:10

Job

7:4; 9:18; 9:18; 19:22; 31:31; 38:27; 38:27

Psalms

17:14; 17:15; 37:19; 59:16; 63:6; 65:5; 81:16; 81:16; 88:4; 90:14; 91:16; 103:5; 103:5; 104:13; 104:16; 104:28; 105:40; 107:9; 107:9; 123:3; 123:4; 132:15; 145:16; 145:16; 147:14

Proverbs

1:31; 5:10; 12:11; 12:14; 14:14; 18:20; 18:20; 20:13; 25:16; 27:20; 27:20; 28:17; 28:19; 30:9; 30:15; 30:16

Ecclesiastes

1:8; 4:8; 5:9; 6:3

Isaiah

1:11; 9:19; 9:19; 44:16; 53:11; 58:10; 58:10; 58:11; 58:11; 66:11

Jeremiah

5:7; 5:7; 31:14; 44:17; 46:10; 50:10; 50:19

Lamentations

3:15; 3:30; 5:6; 5:16

Ezekiel

7:19; 16:28; 16:29; 27:33; 27:33; 32:4; 39:29

Hosea

4:10; 13:6

Joel

2:26

Amos

4:8

Habakkuk

2:5; 2:16; 3:9

Haggai

1:6

H7646

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Strong's Number H7646 matches the Hebrew שָׂבַע (śāḇaʿ),
which occurs 97 times in 93 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 16:8–Pro 18:20)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:8 - Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:12 - “I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:26 - When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11 - “houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:10 - “When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:12 - “lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:15 - ‘And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - “And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year—the year of tithing—and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:20 - “When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:1 - So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:15 - But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:10 - And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the LORD has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - And they took strong cities and a rich land,
And possessed houses full of all goods,
Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves,
And fruit trees in abundance.
So they ate and were filled and grew fat,
And delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:18 - He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:22 - Why do you persecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:14 - If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:31 - If the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - With Your hand from men, O LORD,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the LORD.
Let your heart live forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15 - They wander up and down for food,
And howl[fn] if they are not satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:5 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - Blessed is the man You choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16 - He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat;
And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:3 - For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:14 - Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:16 - With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 - Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:13 - He waters the hills from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:28 - What You give them they gather in;
You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:40 - The people asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:9 - For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:15 - I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:16 - You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:14 - He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest wheat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:31 - Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:10 - Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:14 - The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied from above.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:20 - A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

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