שָׂבֵעַsâbêaʻ
sated, satisfied, surfeited
Pronunciation: saw-bay'-ah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7649
Meanings
1.
a. sated, with food (1 Samuel 2:5; Proverbs 27:7; Deuteronomy 33:23)
b. שְׂבַע יָמִים satisfied with days, in a good old age (Genesis 35:29; Job 42:17; 1 Chronicles 29:28)
2. bad sense, surfeited with trouble etc. (Job 14:1; Job 10:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 25:8 and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
- Genesis 35:29 Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.
- Deuteronomy 33:23 Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali: “O Naphtali, you are rich in favor and full of the Lord’s blessings; may you possess the west and the south.”
- 1 Samuel 2:5 Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away.
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place.
- Job 10:15 If I am guilty, too bad for me; and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high, because I am filled with shame and misery.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).