שָׂבַע
sâbaʻ · saw-bah'
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root;
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to see and know
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׂבַע 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
97 occurrences · 97 OT · 0 NT · 84 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- shall be satisfied6 · 15%
- and be satisfied4 · 10%
- filled3 · 8%
- and be filled2 · 5%
- and be full2 · 5%
- shall not be satisfied2 · 5%
- and art full2 · 5%
- and satisfy2 · 5%
- and full1 · 3%
- i shall be satisfied1 · 3%
- and was sufficed1 · 3%
- and filled1 · 3%
- to satisfy1 · 3%
- and was full1 · 3%
- and are not satisfied1 · 3%
- and not be satisfied1 · 3%
- but filleth1 · 3%
- and i am full1 · 3%
- and were filled1 · 3%
- we cannot be satisfied1 · 3%
- we have had enough1 · 3%
- treasure: they are full1 · 3%
- ye shall be filled1 · 3%
- they shall be satisfied1 · 3%
- to the full1 · 3%
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.