7668. sheber

Lexicon

sheber: Break, fracture, ruin, destruction

Original Word: שֶׁבֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: sheber
Pronunciation: SHEH-ber
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-ber)
Definition: Break, fracture, ruin, destruction
Meaning: grain

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

corn, victuals

The same as sheber; grain (as if broken into kernels) -- corn, victuals.

see HEBREW sheber

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from 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, Hoffin^{ZAW iii (1883), 122} SS Siegf^{Neh 10:32}; > Kö^{ii. 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 Lag^{BN 230}; ׳כָּלשֿׁ Nehemiah 10:32 all kinds of grain.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁבַר (shabar), which means "to break" or "to burst."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 4621: σῖτος (sitos) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to wheat or grain, similar to the Hebrew שֶׁבֶר (sheber). It appears in contexts related to agriculture, sustenance, and parables involving grain.

Usage: The word שֶׁבֶר (sheber) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote grain or corn, often in the context of sustenance or trade. It is typically associated with the provision of food, especially during times of famine or scarcity.

Context: שֶׁבֶר (sheber) appears in several key passages within the Hebrew Bible, often highlighting the importance of grain as a staple food and a critical resource in ancient agrarian societies. For instance, in Genesis 42:1-2, Jacob instructs his sons to go to Egypt to buy grain during a famine: "When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, 'Why are you staring at one another?' He continued, 'Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'" This passage underscores the reliance on grain as a means of survival and the lengths to which people would go to secure it.

The term is also used in Genesis 41:56-57, where Joseph, having interpreted Pharaoh's dreams, oversees the storage and distribution of grain during a severe famine: "When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere." Here, שֶׁבֶר (sheber) is central to the narrative of Joseph's rise to power and the preservation of many lives.

The use of שֶׁבֶר (sheber) in these contexts highlights its significance not only as a physical commodity but also as a symbol of God's provision and the fulfillment of His promises. The acquisition and distribution of grain often serve as a backdrop for divine intervention and the unfolding of God's plan for His people.

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 šiḇrōw

Englishman'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
HEB: כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־ שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־
NAS: that there is grain in Egypt;
KJV: that there is corn in Egypt:
INT: that there is grain Egypt go

Genesis 42:19
HEB: לְכ֣וּ הָבִ֔יאוּ שֶׁ֖בֶר רַעֲב֥וֹן בָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃
NAS: carry grain for the famine
KJV: ye, carry corn for the famine
INT: go carry grain the famine of your households

Genesis 42:26
HEB: וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־ שִׁבְרָ֖ם עַל־ חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: their donkeys with their grain and departed
KJV: their asses with the corn, and departed
INT: loaded their grain and their donkeys

Genesis 43:2
HEB: לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־ הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ
NAS: eating the grain which
KJV: And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out
INT: had finished eating the grain which had brought

Genesis 44:2
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת כֶּ֣סֶף שִׁבְר֑וֹ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֥ר
NAS: and his money for the grain. And he did
KJV: of the youngest, and his corn money.
INT: of the youngest and his money the grain did to the word

Genesis 47:14
HEB: וּבְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בַּשֶּׁ֖בֶר אֲשֶׁר־ הֵ֣ם
NAS: of Canaan for the grain which
KJV: of Canaan, for the corn which they bought:
INT: the land of Canaan the grain which they

Nehemiah 10:31
HEB: הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־ שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙
NAS: wares or any grain on the sabbath day
KJV: ware or any victuals on the sabbath
INT: wares any grain day the sabbath

Amos 8:5
HEB: הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה שֶּׁ֔בֶר וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וְנִפְתְּחָה־
NAS: So that we may sell grain, And the sabbath,
KJV: that we may sell corn? and the sabbath,
INT: will the new may sell grain and the sabbath may open

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7668
9 Occurrences

baš·še·ḇer — 1 Occ.
haš·še·ḇer — 1 Occ.
še·ḇer — 5 Occ.
šiḇ·rām — 1 Occ.
šiḇ·rōw — 1 Occ.