Sâbar — H7663

H7663 · Hebrew — שבר

Pronunciation: saw-bar'

Definition

verb

to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)

  1. to inspect, examine, wait, hope, wait upon
    1. (Qal) examined (participle)
    2. (Piel)
      1. to wait (for), wait upon
      2. to hope (for)

Usually translated as

wait, hope, tarry, view

Origin

erroneously shâbar; (Nehemiah 2:13,15), a primitive root

Occurrences

Sâbar occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ruth (1), Nehemiah (2), Esther (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S