Hebrew · Strong's H7650 · Verb
שָׁבַע
sha·va
to swear
186times used
175verses
27books
How it's translated
- he swore26
- and he swore an oath14
- i swore14
- i swear8
- and he swore6
- he had sworn6
- you swore5
- swear4
Definition
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
The forms it takes
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 57% a complete action, usually past
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 18% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Participle 7% one who is doing
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 6% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Infinitive 4% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Imperative 4% a command
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Deuteronomy33
- Genesis17
- Joshua15
- Jeremiah13
- Psalms12
- 1 Samuel11
- 1 Kings10
- Numbers8
- Isaiah7
- Judges6
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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