Strong's Hebrew · H7621
H7621 shᵉbûwʻâh
שְׁבוּעָה
sheb-oo-aw'
oath
shᵉbûwʻâh appears 30 times in Scripture, including Genesis 24:8 and Exodus 22:11. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
In the King James Version
curse, oath, × sworn.
Derivation
feminine passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע);
Appears 30 times in Scripture
“If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,”
“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.”
“This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.”
“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.””
“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.”
“The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
