שֹׂבַע
sôbaʻ · so'-bah
satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7646 (שָׂבַע);
satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fill, full(-ness), satisfying, be satisfied.
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 שֹׂבַע 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to the full3 · 38%
- your fill1 · 13%
- thy fill1 · 13%
- after she was sufficed1 · 13%
- is fulness1 · 13%
- to the satisfying1 · 13%
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.