Word Study · Strong's H5450 · Hebrew
סְבָלָה
sebalah
seb-aw-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: çᵉbâlâh
“porterage”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
porterage
Rendered in the KJV as
burden.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם2
- לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃1
- מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃1
- סִבְל֥וֹת1
- סִבְלֹ֣ת1
How it is rendered · 5
- [the] forced labor of2
- from forced labor their1
- on forced labor their1
- to forced labor your1
- with forced labor their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 3
- HNcfpc · 2
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp2mp · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Exodus6 occurrences
- Exodus 1:11בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbesivlotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSo the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.here: with forced labor their
- Exodus 2:11בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbesivlotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralOne day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.here: on forced labor their
- Exodus 5:4לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃lesivloteikhempreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBut the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”here: to forced labor your
- Exodus 5:5מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃misivlotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralPharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”here: from forced labor their
- Exodus 6:6סִבְלֹ֣תsivlotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.here: [the] forced labor of
- Exodus 6:7סִבְל֥וֹתsivlotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.here: [the] forced labor of