Original: שָׁבַע

Transliteration: shâbaʻ

Phonetic: shaw-bah'

Short Definition: Adjure

Original: שׁבע

Transliteration: shâba‛

Phonetic:

BDB Definition:

1. to swear, adjure
   1. (Qal) sworn (participle)
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to swear, take an oath
      2. to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)
      3. to curse
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to take an oath
      2. to adjure

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2318

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7620, H7621, H7637, H7651, H7652, H7656, H7657, H7658, H7659