שְׁבוּעָה
she.vu.ahoathHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine30 occurrences21 books29 verses
Definition
feminine passive participle of H7650; properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
Traditional renderings: curse, oath, × sworn.
Traditional renderings: curse, oath, × sworn.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׁבוּעָה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
30 total
- Genesis 24:8מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י · oath of mineAnd 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 26:3הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה · the oathStay 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 22:11שְׁבֻעַ֣ת · an oath…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 5:4בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה · an oathOr 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 5:21בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת · under the oath; וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖ה · curse…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 30:2שְׁבֻעָה֙ · an oathIf 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 30:10בִּשְׁבֻעָֽה׃ · with an oathIf a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
- Numbers 30:13שְׁבֻעַ֥ת · swornHer husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
- Deuteronomy 7:8הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ · the oathBut because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- Joshua 2:17מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ · oathThe men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
- Joshua 2:20מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ · from the oathAnd if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
- Joshua 9:20הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה · the oathThis is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
- Judges 21:5הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה · oathThe 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.
- 1 Samuel 14:26הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ · the oathAnd when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
- 2 Samuel 21:7שְׁבֻעַ֤ת · the oathNow the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
- 1 Kings 2:43שְׁבֻעַ֣ת · your oathSo why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
- 1 Chronicles 16:16וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹ · and the oath He swore…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה · the oathAnd all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- Nehemiah 6:18שְׁבוּעָה֙ · by oathFor many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
- Nehemiah 10:29וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה · themselves with a sworn…hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
- Psalm 105:9וּשְׁב֖וּעָת֣וֹ · and the oath He swore…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2שְׁבוּעַ֥ת · your oathKeep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2שְׁבוּעָ֥ה · to take a vowIt is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
- Isaiah 65:15לִשְׁבוּעָה֙ · as a curseYou will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Jeremiah 11:5הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה · the oathThis 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.
- Ezekiel 21:23שְׁבֻע֖וֹת · allegianceIt will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
- Daniel 9:11וְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗ה · and the curseAll Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
- Habakkuk 3:9שְׁבֻע֥וֹתYou brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
- Zechariah 8:17וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת · to swear…do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.