Quick Definition
to swear
Strong's Definition
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Derivation: a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
KJV Usage: adjure, charge (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.
TWOT Reference: 2318
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
שָׁבַע (sha.va) — to swear. 1) to swear, adjure 1a) (Qal) sworn (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to swear, take an oath 1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself) 1b3) to curse 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to take an oath 1c2) to adjure
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · שֶׁבַע · שְׁבוּעָה
Vow | verb nif, verb hif
to take an oath, to swear = action by which humans or deities make a solemn statement often calling on a higher power to confirm that what is said is true or to punish the speaker if it turns out not to be true
GEN 21:23 · GEN 21:24 · GEN 21:31 · GEN 22:16 · GEN 24:7 · GEN 24:9 · GEN 25:33 · GEN 25:33 · GEN 26:3 · GEN 26:31 · GEN 31:53 · GEN 47:31 · GEN 47:31 · GEN 50:24 · EXO 13:5 · EXO 13:11 · EXO 32:13 · EXO 33:1 · LEV 5:4 · LEV 5:22 · LEV 5:24 · LEV 19:12 · NUM 11:12 · NUM 14:16 · NUM 14:23 · NUM 30:3 · NUM 32:10 · NUM 32:11 · DEU 1:8 · DEU 1:34 · DEU 1:35 · DEU 2:14 · DEU 4:21 · DEU 4:31 · DEU 6:10 · DEU 6:13 · DEU 6:18 · DEU 6:23 · DEU 7:8 · DEU 7:12 · DEU 7:13 · DEU 8:1 · DEU 8:18 · DEU 9:5 · DEU 10:11 · DEU 10:20 · DEU 11:9 · DEU 11:21 · DEU 13:18 · DEU 19:8 · DEU 26:3 · DEU 26:15 · DEU 28:9 · DEU 28:11 · DEU 29:12 · DEU 30:20 · DEU 31:7 · DEU 31:20 · DEU 31:21 · DEU 31:23 · DEU 34:4 · JOS 1:6 · JOS 2:12 · JOS 5:6 · JOS 5:6 · JOS 6:22 · JOS 9:15 · JOS 9:18 · JOS 9:19 · JOS 9:20 · JOS 14:9 · JOS 21:43 · JOS 21:44 · JOS 23:7 · JDG 2:1 · JDG 2:15 · JDG 15:12 · JDG 21:1 · JDG 21:7 · JDG 21:18 · 1SA 3:14 · 1SA 19:6 · 1SA 20:3 · 1SA 20:42 · 1SA 24:22 · 1SA 24:23 · 1SA 28:10 · 1SA 30:15 · 2SA 3:9 · 2SA 3:35 · 2SA 19:8 · 2SA 19:24 · 2SA 21:2 · 2SA 21:17 · 1KI 1:13 · 1KI 1:17 · 1KI 1:29 · 1KI 1:30 · 1KI 1:51 · 1KI 2:8 · 1KI 2:23 · 2KI 25:24 · EZR 10:5 · PSA 15:4 · PSA 24:4 · PSA 63:12 · PSA 89:4 · PSA 89:36 · PSA 89:50 · PSA 95:11 · PSA 110:4 · PSA 119:106 · PSA 132:2 · PSA 132:11 · ECC 9:2 · ISA 14:24 · ISA 45:23 · ISA 48:1 · ISA 54:9 · ISA 54:9 · ISA 62:8 · ISA 65:16 · ISA 65:16 · JER 4:2 · JER 5:2 · JER 5:7 · JER 7:9 · JER 11:5 · JER 12:16 · JER 12:16 · JER 22:5 · JER 32:22 · JER 38:16 · JER 40:9 · JER 44:26 · JER 49:13 · JER 51:14 · DAN 12:7 · HOS 4:15 · AMO 4:2 · AMO 6:8 · AMO 8:7 · AMO 8:14 · MIC 7:20 · ZEP 1:5 · ZEC 5:3 · ZEC 5:4 · MAL 3:5
Vow | verb hif
to make (someone) swear, to put (someone) under oath, to adjure = causative action by which humans cause other humans to make a solemn statement often calling on a higher power to confirm that what is said is true or to punish the speaker if it turns out not to be true
GEN 24:3 · GEN 24:37 · GEN 50:5 · GEN 50:6 · GEN 50:25 · EXO 13:19 · EXO 13:19 · NUM 5:19 · NUM 5:21 · JOS 2:17 · JOS 2:20 · JOS 6:26 · 1SA 14:27 · 1SA 14:28 · 1SA 14:28 · 1SA 20:17 · 1KI 2:42 · 1KI 18:10 · 1KI 22:16 · 2KI 11:4 · 2CH 18:15 · 2CH 36:13 · EZR 10:5 · NEH 5:12 · NEH 13:25 · SNG 2:7 · SNG 3:5 · SNG 5:8 · SNG 5:9 · SNG 8:4
Vow | verb nif
to swear allegiance (to someone) = action by which humans or deities use an oath to solemnly declare that they will be true to other humans or deities
2CH 15:14 · 2CH 15:15 · ISA 19:18 · ISA 45:23 · EZK 16:8 · ZEP 1:5
Revile | verb nif
to curse literally: to swear (by someone); hence: = action by which humans utter a curse calling on someone's name with the purpose of mocking that person
1 JOS 6:26 The direct object is missing but clearly implied.
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׁבַע] 186 vb. swear (prob. so to say, seven oneself, or bind oneself by seven things) Qal Pt. pass. those sworn with (= who have sworn) oaths
Niph.;—swear, take an oath
Hiph. cause take an oath, subj. always man
adjure
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