What does שָׂבַע · לֶחֶם mean in the Bible?
שָׂבַע · לֶחֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food".
Hebrew · H7646, H3899
יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם
To sate , i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) · food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
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שָׂבַע H7646 to sate , i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation šābaʿ
Satisfaction achieved through fullness; ranges from literal consumption to figurative spiritual contentment and abundance.
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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
Pronunciation leḥem
Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.
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What does יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם (yisba-lachem) mean in the Bible?
שָׂבַע · לֶחֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7646, H3899?
H7646, H3899 is connected to 396 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food
Source Gloss
will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 56
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 50×
Imperfect Amos 4:8 · Hos 4:10 · Jer 31:14 · Jer 50:10 · Job 27:14 · Prov 1:31 · Prov 5:10 · Ps 17:14 · Ps 37:19 · Ps 59:16 · Ps 104:16 · Eccl 5:9 · Hab 2:5 · Isa 53:11 · Prov 12:11 · Prov 12:14 36×
Perfect Prov 30:16 · Ps 88:4 · Ps 123:4 · Ezek 16:28 · Ezek 16:29 · Hos 13:6 · Isa 9:19 · Hab 2:16 · Isa 1:11 · Ps 123:3 10×
Cohortative Ps 17:15 · Ps 65:5 2×
Jussive Lam 3:30 1×
Sequential imperfect Prov 20:13 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Ezek 7:19 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Perfect Ezek 27:33 · Ps 107:9 2×
Imperfect Isa 58:10 · Ps 132:15 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle passive Job 31:31 1×
Word Origins
יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain