שָׂבַע sâbaʻ — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

pronounced saw-bah' · Strong's H7646 · 97 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 4 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Hiph'il, Pi'el, Niph'al

Translated in the KJV as have enough, fill (full, self, with), be full, have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy, suffice, be weary of.

or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively).

sâbaʻ in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 78×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 41Sequential perfect (weqatal) 12Perfect (qatal) 11Wayyiqtol 6Infinitive construct 2Infinitive absolute 2Cohortative 2Imperative 1Jussive 1

לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַ Exod 16:8 Infinitive construct

And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord. (KJV)

תִּשְׂבְּעוּ Exod 16:12 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. (KJV)

תִשְׂבָּֽעוּ Lev 26:26 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. (KJV)

Hiph'il 16×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 7Perfect (qatal) 3Participle (active) 2Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Infinitive construct 1Wayyiqtol 1

יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי Job 9:18 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. (KJV)

לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ Job 38:27 Infinitive construct

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? (KJV)

אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ Ps 81:17 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

Pi'el 2×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperative 1Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

שַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּ Ps 90:14 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (KJV)

יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ Ezek 7:19 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural

They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. (KJV)

Niph'al 1×

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Participle (passive) 1

נִשְׂבָּֽע Job 31:31 Participle (passive), masculine singular

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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