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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Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
Read word by word“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
Read word by wordWill you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Read word by wordThis 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 wordAnd if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.
Read word by wordBut if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
Read word by wordYou gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Read word by wordBut King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”
Read word by wordGedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
Read word by wordNevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
Read word by wordFor by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
Read word by wordThe LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Read word by wordThen I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
Read word by wordIt 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
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
Read word by wordThough you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
Read word by wordThe Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
Read word by wordThe Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Read word by wordThe LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
Read word by wordThose who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”
Read word by wordYou will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
Read word by wordthose who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
Read word by wordThen he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
Read word by wordI will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
Read word by word“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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