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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) — oath. 1) oath, curse 1a) oath 1a1) attesting of innocence 1a2) curse 1b) oath (of Jehovah)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · שׁבע
Vow
oath = action by which humans or deities make a solemn statement often calling on a higher power to confirm that what is said is true or to punish the speaker if it turns out not to be true
GEN 24:8 · GEN 26:3 · EXO 22:10 · LEV 5:4 · NUM 5:21 · NUM 5:21 · NUM 30:3 · NUM 30:11 · NUM 30:14 · DEU 7:8 · JOS 2:17 · JOS 2:20 · JOS 9:20 · JDG 21:5 · 1SA 14:26 · 2SA 21:7 · 1KI 2:43 · 1CH 16:16 · 2CH 15:15 · NEH 6:18 · NEH 10:30 · PSA 105:9 · ECC 8:2 · ECC 9:2 · JER 11:5 · DAN 9:11 · HAB 3:9 · ZEC 8:17
Curse | ≈ אָלָה
curse literally: swearing (by someone); hence: = action by which humans mention someone's name in a curse
1 HAB 3:9 MT HOTTP-C NJPS | NIV "many" NJB "give its fill" NRSV "sated" = שׂבע
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁבוּעָה, שְׁבֻעָה n.f. oath, curse base