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שֶׁבֶר H7668
H7668 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבֶר, transliterated sheber and said sheh'-ber. The King James Version most often renders it corn.
What it means
grain (as if broken into kernels).
Where it comes from
the same as H7667 (שֶׁבֶר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: corn, victuals.
Verses using שֶׁבֶר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 42:1 · KJV
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Genesis 42:2 · KJV
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
Genesis 42:19 · KJV
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Genesis 42:26 · KJV
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Genesis 43:2 · KJV
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis 44:2 · KJV
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Genesis 47:14 · KJV
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
Nehemiah 10:31 · KJV
And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Amos 8:5 · KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Common questions
What does Strong's H7668 mean?
H7668 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבֶר (sheber), meaning grain (as if broken into kernels).
How is H7668 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it corn (8 times), or any victuals (1 time).
How many times does H7668 appear in the Bible?
שֶׁבֶר (sheber) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7668 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H7667 (שֶׁבֶר).
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