Word Study · Strong's H5433 · Hebrew
סָבָא
saba
saw-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: çâbâʼ
“to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
Rendered in the KJV as
drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בְסֹֽבְאֵי־1
- וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה1
- וְסֹבֵֽא׃1
- סֹבֵ֣א1
- סְבוּאִ֑ים1
How it is rendered · 5
- a drunkard1
- among drunkards of1
- and a drunkard1
- and let us drink1
- drunkards1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Vqc1cp · 1
- HC/Vqrmsa · 1
- HR/Vqrmpc · 1
- HVqrmsa · 1
- HVqsmpa · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 23:20בְסֹֽבְאֵי־vesoeei-preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.here: among drunkards of
- Proverbs 23:21סֹבֵ֣אsove'verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularFor the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.here: a drunkard