Strong's Hebrew · H7646
H7646 sâbaʻ
שָׂבַע
saw-bah'
to satisfy
sâbaʻ appears 97 times in Scripture, including Exodus 16:8 and Leviticus 26:26. 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
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version
have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Derivation
or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root;
Appears 97 times in Scripture
“Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,”
“When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.”
“When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.”
““I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’””
“Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.”
“with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,”
“And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.””
“In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.”
“And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.”
“When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.”
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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).
