Original: שָׁבַר

Transliteration: shâbar

Phonetic: shaw-bar'

Short Definition: Break

Original: שׁבר

Transliteration: shâbar

Phonetic: shaw-bar'

BDB Definition:

1. to break, break in pieces
   1. (Qal)
      1. break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench
      2. to break, rupture (figuratively)
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked
      2. to be broken, be crushed (figuratively)
   3. (Piel) to shatter, break
   4. (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth
   5. (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2321

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4866, H4867, H7666, H7667, H7668, H7669, H7670, H7671