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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H7621

שְׁבוּעָה

shebuahsheb-oo-aw'

oath

30 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: shᵉbûwʻâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7621is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 21 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 29
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H7621

properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath

The King James renders it: curse, oath, [idiom] sworn.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

shebuah is rendered "oath". It stands 30 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-one books.

  • Five of the uses stand in Numbers, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 24:8And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-nine different ways.

The first use

And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

Genesis 24:8מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • the oath7
  • oath of5
  • an oath2
  • and oath his2
  • from oath your2
  • and an oath of1
  • and in an oath1
  • and into a oath1
  • and the oath1
  • by an oath1
  • from oath my1
  • in an oath1

and 5 more, 30 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

שְׁבִיעִיshebiiseventhUses98
שְׁבִיshebicaptivityUses49
שְׁבוּתshebuthcaptivityUses32
שְׁבַחshebachto praiseUses5
שְׁבַקshebaqto be leftUses5
שְׁבוּshebuagateUses2
שְׁבַטshebattribeUses1
שְׁבָטShebatShebatUses1
שְׁבַשׁshebashbe perplexedUses1
שְׁבָאִיShebaiSabeanUses1

The words it stands beside

All 30, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

29 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • שְׁבֻעַ֣ת2
  • בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה1
  • בִּשְׁבֻעָֽה׃1
  • בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת1
  • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה1
  • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה1
  • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה1
  • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה1
  • הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה1
  • הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙1
  • הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃1
  • וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה1

and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular7HTd/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5HNcfsc
  • noun · feminine singular3HNcfsa
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular3HR/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular2HC/R/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfpc
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncfsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Td/Ncfsa
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Ncfsc
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs

Genesis

two uses
  • And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

    Genesis 24:8

    • מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmishevuatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: from oath my
  • Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

    Genesis 26:3

    • הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הhashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

Exodus

one use
  • an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

    Exodus 22:11

    • שְׁבֻעַ֣תshevuatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oath of

Leviticus

one use
  • Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

    Leviticus 5:4

    • בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖הbishvuahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in an oath

Numbers

five uses
  • and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

    Numbers 5:21

    • בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbishvuatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with oath of
    • וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הvelishvuahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and into a oath
  • If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

    Numbers 30:2

    • שְׁבֻעָה֙shevuahnoun · feminine singulartagged: an oath
  • If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,

    Numbers 30:10

    • בִּשְׁבֻעָֽה׃bishvuahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: by an oath
  • Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.

    Numbers 30:13

    • שְׁבֻעַ֥תshevuatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oath of

Deuteronomy

one use
  • But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

    Deuteronomy 7:8

    • הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙hashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

Joshua

three uses
  • The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear

    Joshua 2:17

    • מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmishevuatekhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: from oath your
  • And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

    Joshua 2:20

    • מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmishevuatekhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: from oath your
  • This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

    Joshua 9:20

    • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הhashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

Judges

one use
  • The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.

    Judges 21:5

    • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הhashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

1 Samuel

one use
  • And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

    1 Samuel 14:26

    • הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃hashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

2 Samuel

one use
  • Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

    2 Samuel 21:7

    • שְׁבֻעַ֤תshevuatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oath of

1 Kings

one use
  • So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”

    1 Kings 2:43

    • שְׁבֻעַ֣תshevuatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oath of

1 Chronicles

one use
  • the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

    1 Chronicles 16:16

    • וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹushevuatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and oath his

2 Chronicles

one use
  • And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

    2 Chronicles 15:15

    • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗הhashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

Nehemiah

two uses
  • For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

    Nehemiah 6:18

    • שְׁבוּעָה֙shevuahnoun · feminine singulartagged: oath
  • hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

    Nehemiah 10:29

    • וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗הuvishvuahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and in an oath

Psalms

one use
  • the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

    Psalms 105:9

    • וּשְׁב֖וּעָת֣וֹushevuatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and oath his

Ecclesiastes

two uses
  • Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

    Ecclesiastes 8:2

    • שְׁבוּעַ֥תshevuatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oath of
  • It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

    Ecclesiastes 9:2

    • שְׁבוּעָ֥הshevuahnoun · feminine singulartagged: an oath

Isaiah

one use
  • You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

    Isaiah 65:15

    • לִשְׁבוּעָה֙lishvuahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to a curse

Jeremiah

one use
  • This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

    Jeremiah 11:5

    • הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הhashevuahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the oath

Ezekiel

one use
  • It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

    Ezekiel 21:23

    • שְׁבֻע֖וֹתshevuotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oaths

Daniel

one use
  • All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

    Daniel 9:11

    • וְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗הvehashevuahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the oath

Habakkuk

one use
  • You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.

    Habakkuk 3:9

    • שְׁבֻע֥וֹתshevuotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: oaths of

Zechariah

one use
  • do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

    Zechariah 8:17

    • וּשְׁבֻ֥עַתushevuatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and an oath of

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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