Definition
a primitive root; to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
Traditional renderings: bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
Traditional renderings: bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders סָבַל:
- καίkai“and”33%
- ἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō“to take up”33%
- ἀναφέρωanapherō“to carry up”33%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Genesis 49:15לִסְבֹּ֔ל · to the burdenHe saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
- Psalm 144:14מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥ים · will bear great loadsOur oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל · loses its spring…when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
- Isaiah 46:4אֶסְבֹּ֑ל · will bear you up; אֶסְבֹּ֖ל · will sustain youEven to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
- Isaiah 46:7יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּ · and carry it alongThey lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
- Isaiah 53:4סְבָלָ֑ם · and carriedSurely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
- Isaiah 53:11יִסְבֹּֽל׃ · will bearAfter the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
- Lamentations 5:7סָבָֽלְנוּ׃ · bearOur fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.