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H7650

שָׁבַע

shâbaʻ [shaw-bah'] Verb
Core meaningto seven oneself

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H7650

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646 ), take an oath, × straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Etymology: a primitive root; properly to be complete , but used only as a denominative from 7651 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

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

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