נִשְׁבַּע֙

𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏

nisheba

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.

H7650

Deuteronomy 29:12 · Word #15

Lexicon H7650

Lemmaשָׁבַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤏
Transliterationshâbaʻ
Strong'sH7650
In-contexthe swore

Morphology HVNp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7650-19

he sevened himself (in oath)

Morphological NotesNiphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular (HVNp3ms). The Niphal functions reflexively here, expressing the subject binding himself by oath.
Rendering RationaleThe Niphal stem of שׁבע carries a reflexive or passive sense, literally "to seven oneself," meaning to bind oneself by an oath. Rendering it as "he sevened himself" preserves the root connection to "seven" and reflects the 3rd person masculine singular perfect form indicated by the morphology.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שבע (seven, completeness, oath-taking, binding oneself by seven)

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