Word Study · Strong's H7631 · Hebrew
שְׂבִיב
sebib
seb-eeb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sᵉbîyb
“{flame (as split into tongues)}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{flame (as split into tongues)}
Rendered in the KJV as
flame.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- שְׁבִיבָ֖א1
- שְׁבִיבִ֣ין1
How it is rendered · 2
- [was] flames1
- flame the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
- noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsd/Ta · 1
- ANcmpa · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 3:22שְׁבִיבָ֖אsheviva'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.here: flame the
- Daniel 7:9שְׁבִיבִ֣יןshevivinnoun · masculine pluralAs I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.here: [was] flames