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שְׁבוּעָה H7621
H7621 is the Hebrew word שְׁבוּעָה, transliterated shᵉbûwʻâh and said sheb-oo-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it oath.
What it means
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath.
Where it comes from
feminine passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: curse, oath, [idiom] sworn.
Verses using שְׁבוּעָה
All 27 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:8 · KJV
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 26:3 · KJV
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Exodus 22:11 · KJV
Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
Leviticus 5:4 · KJV
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
Numbers 5:21 · KJV
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
Numbers 30:2 · KJV
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Numbers 30:13 · KJV
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Deuteronomy 7:8 · KJV
But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Joshua 2:17 · KJV
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Joshua 2:20 · KJV
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Joshua 9:20 · KJV
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
Judges 21:5 · KJV
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
1 Samuel 14:26 · KJV
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
2 Samuel 21:7 · KJV
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
1 Kings 2:43 · KJV
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
1 Chronicles 16:16 · KJV
Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
2 Chronicles 15:15 · KJV
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Nehemiah 6:18 · KJV
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Nehemiah 10:29 · KJV
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Psalm 105:9 · KJV
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Ecclesiastes 8:2 · KJV
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Isaiah 65:15 · KJV
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Jeremiah 11:5 · KJV
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
Ezekiel 21:23 · KJV
And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
Daniel 9:11 · KJV
Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
Habakkuk 3:9 · KJV
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Zechariah 8:17 · KJV
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7621 mean?
H7621 is the Hebrew word שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh), meaning properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath.
How is H7621 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it oath (21 times), thine oath (2 times), because of the oath (1 time), sworn (1 time), curse (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7621 appear in the Bible?
שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7621 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע).
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