Sava שָׂבֵעַ

Sava (Hebrew שָׂבֵעַ, Strong's H7646) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to satisfy”. It occurs 97 times in 93 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Sava, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 16:8
  And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.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.”
• Exodus 16:12
  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.“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.’”

Leviticus

• Leviticus 26:26
  And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.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.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 6:11
  And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;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,
• Deuteronomy 8:10
  When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
• Deuteronomy 8:12
  Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
• Deuteronomy 11:15
  And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
• Deuteronomy 14:29
  And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.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.
• Deuteronomy 26:12
  When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;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.
• Deuteronomy 31:20
  For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

Ruth

• Ruth 2:14
  And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 23:1
  So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 24:15
  But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
• 2 Chronicles 31:10
  And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:25
  And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

Job

• Job 7:4
  When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
• Job 9:18
  He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
• Job 19:22
  Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
• Job 27:14
  If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
• Job 31:31
  If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
• Job 38:27
  To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Psalms

• Psalm 17:14
  From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
• Psalm 17:15
  As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Psalm 22:26
  The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Psalm 37:19
  They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
• Psalm 59:15
  Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
• Psalm 63:5
  My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalm 65:4
  Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
• Psalm 78:29
  So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
• Psalm 81:16
  He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
• Psalm 88:3
  For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
• Psalm 90:14
  O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
• Psalm 91:16
  With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
• Psalm 103:5
  Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
• Psalm 104:13
  He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
• Psalm 104:16
  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
• Psalm 104:28
  That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
• Psalm 105:40
  The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
• Psalm 107:9
  For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
• Psalm 123:3
  Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
• Psalm 123:4
  Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
• Psalm 132:15
  I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
• Psalm 145:16
  Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Psalm 147:14
  He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:31
  Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• Proverbs 5:10
  Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
• Proverbs 12:11
  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 12:14
  A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
• Proverbs 14:14
  The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
• Proverbs 18:20
  A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
• Proverbs 20:13
  Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
• Proverbs 25:16
  Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
• Proverbs 25:17
  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
• Proverbs 27:20
  Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Proverbs 28:19
  He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
• Proverbs 30:9
  Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
• Proverbs 30:15
  The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
• Proverbs 30:16
  The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
• Proverbs 30:22
  For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 1:8
  All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8
  There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
• Ecclesiastes 5:10
  He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 6:3
  If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:11
  To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
• Isaiah 9:20
  And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
• Isaiah 44:16
  He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
• Isaiah 53:11
  He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
• Isaiah 58:10
  And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
• Isaiah 58:11
  And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
• Isaiah 66:11
  That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 5:7
  How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
• Jeremiah 31:14
  And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 44:17
  But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
• Jeremiah 46:10
  For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
• Jeremiah 50:10
  And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.Chaldea will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 50:19
  And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:15
  He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
• Lamentations 3:30
  He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
• Lamentations 5:6
  We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 7:19
  They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.
• Ezekiel 16:28
  Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
• Ezekiel 16:29
  Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!
• Ezekiel 27:33
  When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
• Ezekiel 32:4
  Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.
• Ezekiel 39:20
  Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and warriors of every kind,’ declares the Lord GOD.

Hosea

• Hosea 4:10
  For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
• Hosea 13:6
  According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.

Joel

• Joel 2:19
  Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
• Joel 2:26
  And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.

Amos

• Amos 4:8
  So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Micah

• Micah 6:14
  Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:5
  Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
• Habakkuk 2:16
  Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).