H7621 - שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh)

H7621 שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) sheb-oo-aw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

oath

Strong's Definition

properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath

Derivation: feminine passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע);

KJV Usage: curse, oath, [idiom] sworn.

TWOT Reference: 2319a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) oath, curse

1a) oath

1a1) attesting of innocence

1a2) curse

1b) oath (of Jehovah)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) oath, curse 1a) oath 1a1) attesting of innocence 1a2) curse 1b) oath (of Jehovah)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁבוּעָה shebû‛âh BDB Definition: 1) oath, curse 1a) oath 1a1) attesting of innocence 1a2) curse 1b) oath (of Jehovah) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: passive participle of H7650 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2319a Total KJV Occurrences: 30

Bible Occurrences (29)

24:8 26:3

22:11

5:4

5:21 30:2 30:10 30:13

7:8

2:17 2:20 9:20

21:5

14:26

21:7

2:43

16:16

15:15

6:18 10:29

105:9

8:2 9:2

65:15

11:5

21:23

9:11

3:9

8:17

Genesis 24:8

And if the woman is unwilling... to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.

Genesis 26:3

Stay in this land {as a foreigner}, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

Exodus 22:11

an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken... his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept [the oath] and require no restitution.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil— in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath— even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in [the matter].

Numbers 5:21

and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse -— then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

Numbers 30:2

If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised....

Numbers 30:10

If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation... with an oath,

Numbers 30:13

Her husband may confirm... or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.