Strong's Lexicon sheber: Break, fracture, ruin, destruction Original Word: שֶׁבֶר Word Origin: From the root verb שָׁבַר (shabar), meaning "to break" or "to shatter." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4486 (rhegnumi): To break, rend, or burst. - G4937 (suntribo): To crush completely, shatter, or break in pieces. Usage: The Hebrew word "sheber" primarily denotes a state of breaking or fracture, often used metaphorically to describe destruction, calamity, or ruin. It can refer to physical breaking, such as the breaking of bones, or to more abstract forms of destruction, such as the collapse of a nation or the shattering of hope. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of "sheber" would have been understood both in literal and metaphorical terms. Physical breakage, such as the breaking of pottery or bones, was a common occurrence and served as a vivid metaphor for more abstract forms of destruction. The Israelites, living in a world where physical and spiritual realities were closely intertwined, would have seen "sheber" as indicative of divine judgment or the consequences of sin. The breaking of covenants or the destruction of cities would have been seen as manifestations of "sheber." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shabar Definition corn, grain NASB Translation grain (9). Brown-Driver-Briggs III. שֶׁ֫בֶר noun [masculine] corn, grain, as food stuff (perhaps broken, i.e. thresed, HoffinZAW iii (1883), 122 SS SiegfNeh 10:32; > Köii. 1. 19 n breaking out, i.e. sprouting (as chief fruit of soil); hence Late Hebrew שִׁבָּרוֺן price of corn); — ׳שׁ absolute Genesis 42:1 +; construct Genesis 42:19; suffix שִׁבְרָם Genesis 42:26, שִׁבְרוֺ Genesis 44:2; — corn, grain Genesis 42:1,2,19,26; Genesis 43:2; Genesis 44:2; Genesis 47:14 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Amos 8:5 (id.); so perhaps (for בָּר) Genesis 42:3 LagBN 230; ׳כָּלשֿׁ Nehemiah 10:32 all kinds of grain. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance corn, victuals The same as sheber; grain (as if broken into kernels) -- corn, victuals. see HEBREW sheber Forms and Transliterations בַּשֶּׁ֖בֶר בשבר הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר השבר שִׁבְר֑וֹ שִׁבְרָ֖ם שֶּׁ֔בֶר שֶׁ֖בֶר שֶׁ֜בֶר שבר שברו שברם baš·še·ḇer bashShever baššeḇer haš·še·ḇer hashShever haššeḇer še·ḇer šeḇer Shever shivRam shivRo šiḇ·rām šiḇ·rōw šiḇrām šiḇrōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 42:1 HEB: כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־ שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר NAS: that there was grain in Egypt, KJV: that there was corn in Egypt, INT: that there was grain Egypt said Genesis 42:2 Genesis 42:19 Genesis 42:26 Genesis 43:2 Genesis 44:2 Genesis 47:14 Nehemiah 10:31 Amos 8:5 9 Occurrences |
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