סָבַל
çâbal · saw-bal'
to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
- to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome
- specifically, to be gravid
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads
To support and uphold of the house, what is within of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סָבַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to bear1 · 11%
- may be strong to labour1 · 11%
- shall be a burden1 · 11%
- will i carry1 · 11%
- even i will carry1 · 11%
- they carry1 · 11%
- and carried1 · 11%
- for he shall bear1 · 11%
- and we have borne1 · 11%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.