אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ
𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤏
ishavea
will swear
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.
Genesis 21:24 · Word #4
Lexicon H7650
| Lemma | שָׁבַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâbaʻ |
| Strong's | H7650 |
| In-context | will swear |
Morphology HVNi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7650-15
I will seven-myself in oath
| Root | שׁבע (sh-b-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | seven, completeness, fullness, oath-taking, binding oneself by sevening |
| Semantic Range | to swear, take an oath, bind oneself by oath, adjure, solemnly declare, invoke an oath |
| Conceptual Significance | Oath-taking in the Hebrew Bible invokes covenantal seriousness, often calling upon YHWH as witness. The link to "seven" suggests fullness or sacred completeness, indicating that swearing is an act of total self-binding before God or others. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem (reflexive/passive), imperfect, 1st common singular. The Niphal conveys the act of binding oneself by oath; the imperfect denotes incomplete or future action: "I will swear." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal imperfect 1st common singular form אִשָּׁבֵעַ expresses a reflexive or passive nuance: "I will swear" or "I will bind myself by oath." Rendering it as "I will seven-myself in oath" preserves the root connection to "seven" (שבע) and reflects the first-person singular imperfect sense of personal commitment. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁבע (seven, completeness, fullness, oath-taking, binding oneself by sevening)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H791-01 |
ashebea | Ashbea (He-will-cause-to-swear) |
H7650-01 |
behashebia | in causing to swear |
H7621-01 |
bishevuah | in a sworn-oath |
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 |