וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֖ע
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏
vayishava
and he swore
a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from שֶׁבַע; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times); adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for שָׂבַע), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Daniel 12:7 · Word #15
Lexicon H7650
| Lemma | שָׁבַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâbaʻ |
| Strong's | H7650 |
| In-context | and he swore |
Morphology HC/VNw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7650-36
and he sevened himself (in oath)
| Root | שבע (sh-b-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | seven, fullness, completion, oath-binding |
| Semantic Range | to swear, to take an oath, to bind oneself by oath, to solemnly affirm, to adjure (in extended causative forms) |
| Conceptual Significance | Oath-taking in the Hebrew Bible invokes covenantal faithfulness and solemn obligation before God. The link between 'seven' and swearing reflects the cultural symbolism of completeness and sacred solemnity, highlighting the seriousness and binding nature of spoken commitments. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, waw-consecutive imperfect (converted preterite), 3rd masculine singular. The Niphal conveys reflexive or middle sense: 'to swear' = to bind oneself by oath. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שׁבע is connected to the number seven and the idea of completeness, from which the act of swearing an oath developed—symbolically 'sevening oneself.' The Niphal stem (reflexive) in 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive is reflected in the rendering "he sevened himself," preserving both the reflexive sense and the masculine singular subject in narrative sequence. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שבע (seven, fullness, completion, oath-binding)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7646-03 |
asebiekha | I will cause you to be filled to satisfaction |
H7637-01 |
bashevii | in the seventh (one) |
H7637-02 |
basheviit | in the seventh (one) |
Word Usage (186 occurrences of H7650)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:23 | הִשָּׁ֨בְעָ/ה | hishaveah | swear |
| Genesis 21:24 | אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ | ishavea | will swear |
| Genesis 21:31 | נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ | nishebeu | they swore |