Quick Definition
to satisfy
Strong's Definition
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root;
KJV Usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
TWOT Reference: 2231
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) — to satisfy. 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · שָׂבֵעַ · שָׂבָע · שֹׂבַע · שִׂבְעָה · שָׂבְעָה
Ingest | verb qal | ≈ אכל
to be satiated, to become satiated = process by which someone's desire for food is fulfilled
EXO 16:8 · EXO 16:12 · LEV 26:26 · DEU 6:11 · DEU 8:10 · DEU 8:12 · DEU 11:15 · DEU 14:29 · DEU 26:12 · DEU 31:20 · RUT 2:14 · 2CH 31:10 · NEH 9:25 · JOB 19:22 · JOB 27:14 · PSA 22:27 · PSA 37:19 · PSA 59:16 · PSA 63:6 · PSA 78:29 · PSA 104:13 · PSA 104:16 · PSA 104:28 · PRO 1:31 · PRO 12:11 · PRO 14:14 · PRO 18:20 · PRO 18:20 · PRO 20:13 · PRO 25:16 · PRO 27:20 · PRO 27:20 · PRO 28:19 · PRO 30:9 · PRO 30:15 · PRO 30:16 · PRO 30:22 · ECC 1:8 · ISA 9:19 · ISA 44:16 · JER 44:17 · JER 46:10 · LAM 5:6 · EZK 39:20 · HOS 4:10 · HOS 13:6 · HOS 13:6 · JOL 2:19 · JOL 2:26 · AMO 4:8 · MIC 6:14 · HAB 2:5
Ingest | verb hif, verb pi, verb nif | ≈ אכל
to satisfy (someone with food) = causative process by which humans or deities cause the desire of (other) humans to be fulfilled
JOB 31:31 · JOB 38:27 · PSA 81:17 · PSA 105:40 · PSA 107:9 · PSA 132:15 · PSA 147:14 · JER 5:7 · EZK 7:19 · EZK 32:4
Engage | verb qal
to be satisfied (with something), to have one's fill (of something) literally: to be satiated (with an event); hence: = process by which humans become more than fully engaged in a certain process or activity, which can be either good or bad
JOB 7:4 · PSA 17:15 · PSA 65:5 · PSA 88:4 · PSA 123:3 · PSA 123:4 · PRO 12:14 · PRO 28:19 · ECC 6:3 · JER 31:14 · LAM 3:30 · HAB 2:16
Engage | verb hif
to satisfy, to give (people their) fill (of something) literally: to cause to be satiated (with an event); hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to become more than fully engaged in a certain process or activity, which can be either good or bad
Hate | verb qal | ≈ שׂנא | ≠ חפץ
to have enough (of someone or something) literally: to be satiated (with someone or something); hence: = state in which humans or deities are strongly displeased with people or activities
Old | verb qal
Collocation: שׂבע יָמִים
to be full (of days) > to live long literally: to be satiated with days; hence: = process by which humans live to a very old age
Possess | verb qal
to take (one's) fill literally: to be satisfied; hence: = action by which humans take possession of objects until they are satisfied
Relief | verb qal
to have (one's) fill > to be contented literally: to be satiated; hence: = process by which the desire of humans is fulfilled
PSA 17:14 · ECC 4:8 · ECC 5:9 · ISA 53:11 · ISA 66:11 · JER 50:10 · JER 50:19 · EZK 16:28 · EZK 16:29
Relief | verb hif, verb pi
to give (one's) fill > to make contented NO DATA YET
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׂבֵעַ], שָׂבַע 96 vb. be sated, satisfied, surfeited Qal 79 be sated (with food), esp. human subj.
more gen., be sated, have desire satisfied
have in excess, be surfeited with
Niph. Pt. sated
Pi. satisfy
Hiph.
satisfy (esp. with material blessings), subj. י׳
c. acc. of food pers., י׳ subj.
י׳ subj.
י׳ subj., c. acc. of beasts
enrich
sate, glut (with the undesired)
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