שָׁבַר (shâbar) — Break
Hebrew word study: שָׁבַר (shâbar), Strong's H7665. to burst (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to burst (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).
Strong's H7665 is tagged on 147 words in 142 verses across 24 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:9 and last appears in Zechariah 11:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 142)
- Genesis 19:9 — לִשְׁבֹּר — to break down
- Exodus 9:25 — שִׁבֵּר — it shattered
- Exodus 12:46 — תִשְׁבְּרוּ — you will break
- Exodus 22:10 — נִשְׁבַּר — it was maimed
- Exodus 22:14 — וְנִשְׁבַּר — and it will be maimed
- Exodus 23:24 — וְשַׁבֵּר — and totally shatter
- Exodus 32:19 — וַיְשַׁבֵּר — and he broke in pieces
- Exodus 34:1 — שִׁבַּרְתָּ — you shattered
- Exodus 34:13 — תְּשַׁבֵּרוּן — you will break down
- Leviticus 6:28 — יִשָּׁבֵר — it will be broken
- Leviticus 11:33 — תִשְׁבֹּרוּ — you will break
- Leviticus 15:12 — יִשָּׁבֵר — it will be broken
- Leviticus 26:13 — וָאֶשְׁבֹּר — and I broke
- Leviticus 26:19 — וְשָׁבַרְתִּי — and I will break
- Leviticus 26:26 — בְּשִׁבְרִי — when break I
- Numbers 9:12 — יִשְׁבְּרוּ — they will break
- Deuteronomy 7:5 — תְּשַׁבֵּרוּ — you will shatter
- Deuteronomy 9:17 — וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵם — and I broke them
- Deuteronomy 10:2 — שִׁבַּרְתָּ — you shattered
- Deuteronomy 12:3 — וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם — and you will shatter
- Judges 7:20 — וַיִּשְׁבְּרוּ — and they broke
- 1 Samuel 4:18 — וַתִּשָּׁבֵר — and it was broken
- 1 Kings 13:26 — וַיִּשְׁבְּרֵהוּ — and it has mauled him
- 1 Kings 13:28 — שָׁבַר — it had mauled
- 1 Kings 19:11 — וּמְשַׁבֵּר — and breaking
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4866 מִשְׁבֵּר (mishbêr), H4867 מִשְׁבָּר (mishbâr), H7667 שֶׁבֶר (sheber), H7670 שִׁבְרוֹן (shibrôwn), H8406 תְּבַר (tᵉbar).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâbar (H7665) mean?
To burst (literally or figuratively).
How is H7665 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7665 as: break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר))..
How often does שָׁבַר (shâbar) appear?
Strong's H7665 is tagged on 147 words in 142 verses across 24 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:9 and last appears in Zechariah 11:16.
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