To take an oath, to swear

H7650
Hebrew
UBS
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻshaw-bah'

Definition

= action by which humans or deities make a solemn statement often calling on a higher power to confirm that what is said is true or to punish the speaker if it turns out not to be true

Semantic Domains

Vow
Revile

Etymology

a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);

KJV Translations

adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, straitly, (cause to, make to) swear

Occurrences175
Frequency Rank#206

Verse Usage

This word appears 175 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.