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Lexicon :: Strong's H6638 - ṣāḇâ

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צָבָה
Transliteration
ṣāḇâ
Pronunciation
tsaw-baw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1868

Strong’s Definitions

צָבָה tsâbâh, tsaw-baw'; a primitive root; to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against:—fight swell.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H6638 in the following manner: swell (2x), fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H6638 in the following manner: swell (2x), fight (1x).

  1. to swell, swell up

    1. (Qal) to swell (of adulteress' belly)

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to swell (of adulteress' belly)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָבָה tsâbâh, tsaw-baw'; a primitive root; to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against:—fight swell.
STRONGS H6638: Abbreviations
† I. [צָבָה] verb swell, swell up (Late Hebrew id.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְצָֽבְתָה Numbers 5:27; apparently
Hiph. Infinitive construct לַצְבּוֺת Numbers 5:22, < read Qal לִצְבּוֺת Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2; both of adulteress' belly. — צֹבֶיהָ Isaiah 29:7 see H6633 צבא.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

5:22; 5:27

Isaiah

29:7

H6638

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6638 matches the Hebrew צָבָה (ṣāḇâ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:22 - And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, H6638 and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, H6638 and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
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