Hebrew · H7665 · unreviewed

שָׁבַר

To burst (literally or figuratively)

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שָׁבַר H7665

Pronunciation šābar

What does שָׁבַר (šābar) mean in the Bible?

שָׁבַר (šābar) is a Hebrew word meaning "to burst (literally or figuratively)". to burst (literally or figuratively) BDB: break Usage: break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for 7663).

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Meaning

to burst (literally or figuratively)

Extended definition

Fracturing or shattering, both physical destruction and emotional/spiritual devastation of heart or will

to burst (literally or figuratively) BDB: break Usage: break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for 7663).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 36×

Perfect 1Kgs 22:49 · Dan 8:8 · Ezek 26:2 · Isa 24:10 · Jer 14:17 · Jer 48:4 · Jer 48:25 · Ps 34:21 · 2Chr 14:12 · Jer 22:20 · Jer 51:30 · Exod 22:9 · Isa 14:29 · Jer 23:9 · Jer 48:17 · Ezek 6:9 17×

Imperfect Dan 8:25 · Dan 11:20 · Lev 6:21 · Lev 15:12 · Prov 6:15 · Prov 29:1 · Dan 11:4 · Job 31:22 · Job 38:15 · Isa 27:11 · Ps 37:15 · Ps 37:17 · Ezek 29:7 · Ezek 32:28 14×

Participle active Ps 51:19 · Ps 124:7 3×

Participle passive Ezek 27:34 · Jer 2:13 2×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 20×

Perfect 2Chr 34:4 · Exod 9:25 · Isa 21:9 · Lam 3:4 · Ps 76:4 · Ps 107:16 · 2Chr 23:17 · 2Kgs 11:18 · 2Kgs 25:13 · Jer 52:17 · Deut 10:2 · Exod 34:1 · Ps 3:8 · Ps 74:13 14×

Imperfect Exod 23:24 · Ps 48:8 · Isa 38:13 · Ps 46:10 · Deut 7:5 · Isa 45:2 6×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×

Imperfect Hos 2:20 · Jer 19:11 · Jer 28:4 · Jer 28:11 · Jer 30:8 · Nah 1:13 · Exod 12:46 · Lev 11:33 · Isa 42:3 · Num 9:12 · Ps 104:11 · Prov 25:15 13×

Perfect Ezek 30:21 · Jer 2:20 · Jer 28:2 · Jer 48:38 · 1Kgs 13:28 · Isa 14:5 · Ps 105:16 · Jer 5:5 · Jer 28:13 · Ps 69:21 10×

Participle active Ezek 4:16 · Jer 49:35 · Ps 29:5 3×

Infinitive construct Jer 28:12 1×

Sequential imperfect Ps 10:15 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×

Imperfect Isa 66:9 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Perfect Jer 8:21 1×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Jeremiah 28:10-11 break šābar Qal · Imperfect