סֵ֫בֶל

se.velburdenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses

Definition

from H5445; a load (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: burden, charge.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. 1 Kings 11:28סֵ֖בֶל · labor force
    Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
  2. Nehemiah 4:17בַּסֶּ֖בֶל · materials
    …who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
  3. Psalm 81:6מִסֵּ֣בֶל · of the burden
    “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.