Hebrew verb · H7663
שָׂבַר
sabarsaw-bar'
to inspect; to await
8 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: sâbar
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7663is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7663
to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)
The King James renders it: hope, tarry, view, wait.
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
sabar is rendered "to inspect; to await". It stands 8 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to inspect".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ruth 1:13would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
Ruth 1:13תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to inspect, and to await.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to inspectStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereRuth 1:13would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters… |
| to awaitStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- examining2
- they wait2
- I wait1
- they had hoped1
- they hope1
- will you wait1
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.
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 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
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ1
- יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ1
- יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן1
- שֹׂבֵ֜ר1
- שֹׂבֵ֖ר1
- שִׂבְּר֜וּ1
- שִׂבַּ֣רְתִּי1
- תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה1
The grammar of each form
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural2HVpi3mp
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular2HVqrmsa
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine plural1HVpi2fp
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun1HVpi3mp/Sn
- verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular1HVpp1cs
- verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural1HVpp3cp
Ruth
one use
would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
- תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהtesaberenahverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine pluraltagged: will you wait
Nehemiah
two uses
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
- שֹׂבֵ֜רsoververb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: examining
so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
- שֹׂבֵ֖רsoververb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: examining
Esther
one use
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
- שִׂבְּר֜וּsiberuverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had hoped
Psalms
three uses
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
- יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּןyesaberunverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they wait
I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
- שִׂבַּ֣רְתִּיsibartiverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I wait
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּyesaberuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they wait
Isaiah
one use
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּyesaberuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they hope
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 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.