7654. sobah

Strong's Lexicon

sobah: Satisfaction, fullness, abundance

Original Word: שָׂבְעָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: sob`ah
Pronunciation: SO-bah
Phonetic Spelling: (sob-aw')
Definition: Satisfaction, fullness, abundance
Meaning: satiety

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׂבַע (sava), meaning "to be satisfied" or "to have enough."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5526 (chortazo): To be satisfied, to be filled

- G4137 (pleroo): To fill, to make full, to complete

Usage: The Hebrew word "sobah" primarily conveys the idea of being filled or satisfied, often in the context of food and drink, but it can also extend to a more general sense of abundance or contentment. It is used to describe both physical and spiritual satisfaction, reflecting a state of having one's needs or desires fully met.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of "sobah" was closely tied to the agrarian lifestyle. A good harvest leading to plenty of food was seen as a blessing from God, and thus, "sobah" was often associated with divine provision and blessing. The Israelites understood satisfaction not just in terms of physical needs but also in spiritual terms, where true contentment was found in a right relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from saba
Definition
satiety
NASB Translation
abundant (1), glutted (1), satisfied (2), satisfied* (1), sufficient (1), what does not satisfy (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

to have enough, till

Feminine of soba'; satiety -- (to have) enough, X till...be full, (un-)satiable, satisfy, X sufficiently.

see HEBREW soba'

Forms and Transliterations

לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה לְשָׂבְעָ֔ה לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה לְשָׂבְעָה֙ לשבעה שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃ שבעת׃ lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh ləśāḇə‘āh lesaveAh śā·ḇā·‘at śāḇā‘at saVaat

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 23:18
HEB: סַחְרָ֔הּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה עָתִֽיק׃
NAS: will become sufficient food
KJV: to eat sufficiently, and for durable
INT: her gain food sufficient attire and choice

Isaiah 55:2
HEB: וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם בְּל֣וֹא לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה שִׁמְע֨וּ שָׁמ֤וֹעַ
NAS: And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen
KJV: and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not?
INT: and your wages for what carefully carefully

Ezekiel 16:28
HEB: וְגַ֖ם לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃
NAS: because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot
KJV: yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
INT: and still were not satisfied

Ezekiel 39:19
HEB: וַאֲכַלְתֶּם־ חֵ֣לֶב לְשָׂבְעָ֔ה וּשְׁתִ֥יתֶם דָּ֖ם
NAS: fat until you are glutted, and drink
KJV: fat till ye be full, and drink
INT: will eat fat are glutted and drink blood

Haggai 1:6
HEB: אָכ֤וֹל וְאֵין־ לְשָׂבְעָה֙ שָׁת֣וֹ וְאֵין־
NAS: [you] eat, but [there is] not [enough] to be satisfied; [you] drink,
KJV: ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink,
INT: eat no not to be satisfied drink one

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7654
5 Occurrences

lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh — 4 Occ.
śā·ḇā·‘at — 1 Occ.