Sava שָׂבָע
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| שָׂבָע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sava |
| Strong's number | H7647 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | abundance |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (6) |
Sava (Hebrew שָׂבָע, Strong's H7647) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “abundance”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) plenty, satiety
1a) plenty (of breadstuffs)
1b) satiety
1a) plenty (of breadstuffs)
1b) satiety
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | plenty (4), plenteous (2), plenteousness (1), abundance (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | abundance (7), plenty (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sava, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 41:29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
- Genesis 41:30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
- Genesis 41:31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
- Genesis 41:34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
- Genesis 41:47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
- Genesis 41:53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
Proverbs
- Proverbs 3:10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).