Tsâbâh — H6638

Definition

verb

to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against

1. to swell, swell up
1. (Qal) to swell (of adulteress' belly)
2. (Hiphil) to cause to swell (of adulteress' belly)

Usually translated as

fight swell

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Tsâbâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2)

• Numbers 5:22 — And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell (לַצְבּ֥וֹת), and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
• Numbers 5:27 — And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell (וְצָבְתָ֣ה), and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.