TBESH · H7621
שְׁבוּעָה · she.vu.ah · oath
1) oath, curse 1a) oath 1a1) attesting of innocence 1a2) curse 1b) oath (of Jehovah)
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she.vu.ah H7621
שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) means “oath” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שְׁבוּעָה Hebrew · H7621 30 tagged occurrences in 29 verses
Pronunciation guide: sheb-oo-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
feminine passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע); properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
KJV glosses: curse, oath, [idiom] sworn.
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How translators render H7621
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the oath | 7 |
| an oath | 3 |
| and the oath he swore | 2 |
| oath | 2 |
| your oath | 2 |
| allegiance | 1 |
| and the curse | 1 |
| as a curse | 1 |
| by oath | 1 |
| curse | 1 |
| from the oath | 1 |
| oath of mine | 1 |
| sworn | 1 |
| themselves with a sworn | 1 |
| to swear | 1 |
| to take a vow | 1 |
| under the oath | 1 |
| with an oath | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the oath | 5 |
| oath | 4 |
| with an oath | 3 |
| an oath | 2 |
| and an oath | 1 |
| and his oath | 1 |
| and into an oath | 1 |
| and of his oath | 1 |
| at the oath | 1 |
| be upon us because of the oath | 1 |
| for a curse | 1 |
| from this my oath | 1 |
| oaths | 1 |
| of the oath | 1 |
| of thine oath | 1 |
| of this thine oath | 1 |
| shall an oath | 1 |
| sworn | 1 |
| to the oaths | 1 |
| upon us and the oath | 1 |
Verses containing H7621
Page 1 of 1. 29 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 24:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 26:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Stay 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.
Read word by word - Exodus 22:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.10
- Leviticus 5:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Or 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.
Read word by word - Numbers 5:21
· BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
Read word by word - Numbers 30:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.3
- Numbers 30:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.11
- Numbers 30:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.14
- Deuteronomy 7:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But 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.
Read word by word - Joshua 2:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
Read word by word - Joshua 2:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
Read word by word - Joshua 9:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This 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.”
Read word by word - Judges 21:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The 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.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 14:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 21:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now 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.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 2:43
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 16:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 15:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 6:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For 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.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 10:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.30
- Psalms 105:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 8:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 9:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It 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.
Read word by word - Isaiah 65:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You 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.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 11:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This 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.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 21:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.28
- Daniel 9:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
All 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.
Read word by word - Habakkuk 3:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
Read word by word - Zechariah 8:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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