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סַבָּל H5449

H5449 is the Hebrew word סַבָּל, transliterated çabbâl and said sab-bawl'. The King James Version most often renders it bearers of burdens.

Word: סַבָּלTransliteration: çabbâlSaid: sab-bawl'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a porter.

Where it comes from

from H5445 (סָבַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bearers of burdens 2×burdens 1×bear burdens 1×over the bearers of burdens 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (to bear, bearer of) burden(-s).

Verses using סַבָּל

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 5:15 · KJV

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

2 Chronicles 2:2 · KJV

And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

2 Chronicles 2:18 · KJV

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

2 Chronicles 34:13 · KJV

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

Nehemiah 4:10 · KJV

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5449 mean?

H5449 is the Hebrew word סַבָּל (çabbâl), meaning a porter.

How is H5449 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bearers of burdens (2 times), burdens (1 time), bear burdens (1 time), over the bearers of burdens (1 time).

How many times does H5449 appear in the Bible?

סַבָּל (çabbâl) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5449 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5445 (סָבַל).

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