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Ezra 6:7
“Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שְׁבַקshᵉbaq · sheb-ak'
H7662 · Aramaic
H7662 · Aramaic
- Definition
- to quit, i.e. allow to remain
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to the root of H7733 (שׁוֹבֵק);
- KJV renderings
- leave, let alone.
- Grammar
- שְׁבֻ֕קוּ — verb Peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 2:44Daniel 4:12Daniel 4:20Daniel 4:23
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שְׁבַק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.