שָׁבַע (sha.va) means “to swear” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-bah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁבַע · sha.va · to swear
1) to swear, adjure 1a) (Qal) sworn (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to swear, take an oath 1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself) 1b3) to curse 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to take an oath 1c2) to adjure
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a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע); to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV glosses: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
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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 |
|---|---|
| swore | 15 |
| swear | 13 |
| i swore | 11 |
| he swore | 10 |
| i have sworn | 9 |
| has sworn | 7 |
| swore an oath | 5 |
| and swore an oath | 4 |
| had sworn | 4 |
| i adjure | 4 |
| he had sworn | 3 |
| make you swear | 3 |
| you swore | 3 |
| and swear | 2 |
| and take your oaths | 2 |
| had sworn an oath | 2 |
| have sworn | 2 |
| he has sworn | 2 |
| i swore to give | 2 |
| made me swear an oath | 2 |
| swears | 2 |
| take an oath | 2 |
| took an oath | 2 |
| vowed | 2 |
| who swear | 2 |
| you made us swear | 2 |
| and | 1 |
| and curse me | 1 |
| and he swore | 1 |
| and he swore an oath | 1 |
| and i will have you swear | 1 |
| and if you can swear | 1 |
| and perjury | 1 |
| and put them under oath | 1 |
| and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they | 1 |
| and swear allegiance | 1 |
| and swears | 1 |
| and sworn | 1 |
| and they took the oath | 1 |
| and whoever takes an oath | 1 |
| as it is for the one who makes a vow | 1 |
| but also swear | 1 |
| charge us so | 1 |
| gave his oath | 1 |
| had made him swear | 1 |
| had taken an oath concerning them | 1 |
| has sworn to him | 1 |
| have sworn an oath | 1 |
| he made you swear to do | 1 |
| he promised on oath | 1 |
| he swore an oath | 1 |
| he swore to give | 1 |
| he swore to them by oath | 1 |
| his vow | 1 |
| i had promised | 1 |
| i pledged myself | 1 |
| i promised | 1 |
| i swear | 1 |
| i swore on oath | 1 |
| i swore to give them | 1 |
| invoked this solemn oath | 1 |
| is to put the woman under oath | 1 |
| oath | 1 |
| of him who swears | 1 |
| of them swore an oath | 1 |
| of those who have sworn | 1 |
| perjurer | 1 |
| promised me on oath | 1 |
| saying | 1 |
| so esau swore | 1 |
| so joseph swore | 1 |
| swear a solemn oath | 1 |
| swear by them | 1 |
| swear it | 1 |
| swear on oath | 1 |
| swear to me first | 1 |
| swore to give | 1 |
| swore to me | 1 |
| then i made them take an oath | 1 |
| then i swear | 1 |
| they are swearing falsely | 1 |
| they had sworn | 1 |
| they took an oath | 1 |
| those who swear | 1 |
| to swear | 1 |
| we swore | 1 |
| will swear | 1 |
| will swear allegiance | 1 |
| with a solemn oath | 1 |
| with the oath | 1 |
| you had sworn | 1 |
| you promised | 1 |
| you swore to give | 1 |
| your god swore | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sware | 27 |
| which i sware | 12 |
| hath sworn | 10 |
| which he sware | 10 |
| swear | 7 |
| and sware | 5 |
| had sworn | 4 |
| i charge | 4 |
| i have sworn | 4 |
| to swear | 4 |
| and swear | 3 |
| and he sware | 2 |
| and they sware | 2 |
| charged | 2 |
| made me swear | 2 |
| shall i adjure | 2 |
| shall swear | 2 |
| thou swarest | 2 |
| according as he made thee swear | 1 |
| according to all that he sware | 1 |
| adjured | 1 |
| against me are sworn | 1 |
| and all that she hath as ye sware | 1 |
| and he that sweareth | 1 |
| and i sware | 1 |
| and i will make thee swear | 1 |
| and made them swear | 1 |
| and that swear | 1 |
| and therefore i have sworn | 1 |
| and thou shalt swear | 1 |
| and took an oath | 1 |
| and ye shall not swear | 1 |
| as he hath sworn | 1 |
| as he sware | 1 |
| because there they sware | 1 |
| behold i have sworn | 1 |
| by myself have i sworn | 1 |
| concerning it and sweareth | 1 |
| dost so charge | 1 |
| even as i sware | 1 |
| every one that sweareth | 1 |
| for i have sworn | 1 |
| for i swear | 1 |
| for they had sworn | 1 |
| forasmuch as we have sworn | 1 |
| have i sworn | 1 |
| have sworn | 1 |
| he that sweareth | 1 |
| he took an oath | 1 |
| him and shalt swear | 1 |
| how he sware | 1 |
| i swear | 1 |
| i will swear | 1 |
| me and sworn | 1 |
| nor cause to swear | 1 |
| nor swear | 1 |
| nor sworn | 1 |
| now therefore i pray you swear | 1 |
| now therefore swear | 1 |
| of him that sweareth | 1 |
| or all that about which he hath sworn | 1 |
| or swear | 1 |
| seeing we have sworn | 1 |
| shall charge | 1 |
| shall charge her by an oath | 1 |
| so have i sworn | 1 |
| straitly | 1 |
| surely they swear | 1 |
| swearers | 1 |
| sweareth | 1 |
| sworn | 1 |
| that swear | 1 |
| thee as he hath sworn | 1 |
| they that swear | 1 |
| to it and every one that sweareth | 1 |
| to them that have sworn | 1 |
| to whom thou swarest | 1 |
| took an oath | 1 |
| unto him did i not make thee to swear | 1 |
| unto himself as he hath sworn | 1 |
| unto me and he sware | 1 |
| unto me and that sware | 1 |
| unto thee and as he hath sworn | 1 |
| unto them swear | 1 |
| unto whom i sware | 1 |
| us as thou swarest | 1 |
| we have sworn | 1 |
| when i had fed them to the full | 1 |
| which he had sworn | 1 |
| which i have sworn | 1 |
| which swear | 1 |
| which thou didst swear | 1 |
| which thou hast made us swear | 1 |
| which thou hast made us to swear | 1 |
| which thou hast sworn | 1 |
| which thou swarest | 1 |
| which we sware | 1 |
| who had made him swear | 1 |
| with an oath | 1 |
| with him for he had straitly | 1 |
| with the oath | 1 |
| with them and took an oath | 1 |
| yea i sware | 1 |
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Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
Read word by wordAnd Abraham replied, “I swear it.”
Read word by wordSo that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
Read word by wordsaying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Read word by wordand I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
Read word by wordThe LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
Read word by wordSo the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
Read word by wordMy master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
Read word by word“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Read word by wordStay 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 wordAnd they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
Read word by wordMay the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Read word by word“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
Read word by wordmy father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”
Read word by wordPharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
Read word by wordThen Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Read word by wordAnd Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
Read word by wordAnd when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
Read word by wordAnd after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,
Read word by wordMoses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
Read word by wordRemember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’
Read word by wordOr 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 wordor finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.22
or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.24
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
Read word by wordand 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 wordDid I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
Read word by word‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Read word by wordnot one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
Read word by wordIf 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
So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
Read word by word‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
Read word by wordSee, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”
Read word by wordWhen the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,
Read word by word“Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,
Read word by wordThe time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
Read word by wordThe LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Read word by wordFor the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
Read word by wordAnd when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
Read word by wordFear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
Read word by wordDo what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,
Read word by wordBut He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers.
Read word by wordBut 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 wordIf you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.
Read word by wordHe will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.
Read word by wordYou must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
Read word by wordBut remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
Read word by wordIt is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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