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H7650שָׁבַעsha.va

to swearPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 19
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 8
  5. 33
  6. 16
  7. 6
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 12
  10. 6
  11. 10
  12. 2
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. 12
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. 1
  22. 5
  23. 10
  24. 14
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 4
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 2
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 2
  39. 1

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186 occurrences in 175 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Psalms 24:4

    He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully.

    נִשְׁבַּ֣ע nish.Ba' “he has sworn an oath”

  2. Psalms 63:12

    But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

    הַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע (נִּשְׁבָּ֣ע) nish.Ba' “[one who] swears an oath”

  3. Psalms 89:4

    I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:

    נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I have sworn an oath”

  4. Psalms 89:36

    Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

    נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I have sworn an oath”

  5. Psalms 89:50

    Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?

    נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ nish.Ba'.ta “[which] you swore an oath”

  6. Psalms 95:11

    Wherefore I swore in My wrath, that they should not enter into My rest.'

    נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I swore an oath”

  7. Psalms 102:9

    Mine enemies taunt me all the day; they that are mad against me do curse by me.

    נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃ nish.Ba.'u “they have sworn”

  8. Psalms 110:4

    The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent: 'Thou art a priest for ever after the manner of Melchizedek.'

    נִשְׁבַּ֤ע nish.Ba' “he has sworn an oath”

  9. Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.

    נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I have sworn an oath”

  10. Psalms 132:2

    How he swore unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

    נִ֭שְׁבַּע Nish.ba' “he swore an oath”

  11. Psalms 132:11

    The LORD swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: 'Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

    נִשְׁבַּֽע־ nish.ba'- “he swore an oath”

  12. Ecclesiastes 9:2

    All things come alike to all; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner, and he that sweareth, as he t

    הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕ע (נִּשְׁבָּ֕ע) nish.Ba' “[one who] swears an oath”

  13. Song of Songs 2:7

    'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, that ye awaken not, nor stir up love, until it please.'

    הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי hish.Ba'.ti “I adjure”

  14. Song of Songs 3:5

    'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, that ye awaken not, nor stir up love, until it please.'

    הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי hish.Ba'.ti “I adjure”

  15. Song of Songs 5:8

    'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am love-sick.'

    הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי hish.Ba'.ti “I adjure”

  16. Song of Songs 5:9

    'What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?'

    הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃ (הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽ) hish.ba'.Ta. “you have adjured”

  17. Song of Songs 8:4

    'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?'

    הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי hish.Ba'.ti “I adjure”

  18. Isaiah 14:24

    The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying: Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,

    נִשְׁבַּ֛ע nish.Ba' “he has sworn”

  19. Isaiah 19:18

    In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

    וְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹת (נִשְׁבָּע֖וֹת) nish.ba.'ot “swearing an oath”

  20. Isaiah 45:23

    By Myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from My mouth in righteousness, and shall not come back, that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

    נִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I swear”תִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ti.sha.Va' “it will swear”

  21. Isaiah 48:1

    Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the fountain of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

    הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ (נִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים) nish.ba.'Im “[who] swear”

  22. Isaiah 54:9

    For this is as the waters of Noah unto Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

    נִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I swore”נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti “I swear”

  23. Isaiah 62:8

    The LORD hath sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength: Surely I will no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and strangers shall not drink thy wine, for which thou hast laboured;

    נִשְׁבַּ֧ע nish.Ba' “he swears an oath”

  24. Isaiah 65:16

    So that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from Mine eyes.

    וְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע (נִּשְׁבָּ֣ע) nish.Ba' “[one who] swears an oath”יִשָּׁבַ֖ע yi.sha.Va' “he will swear an oath”

  25. Jeremiah 4:2

    And wilt swear: 'As the LORD liveth' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; then shall the nations bless themselves by Him, and in Him shall they glory.

    וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ (נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙) nish.Ba'.ta “you will swear”