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Jeremiah 4:20

“Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שֶׁבֶרsheber · sheh'-ber
H7667 · Hebrew
Definition
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Derivation
or שֵׁבֶר; from H7665 (שָׁבַר);
KJV renderings
affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.
Grammar
  • שֶׁ֤בֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage
Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 21:19Leviticus 21:19Leviticus 24:20Leviticus 24:20Judges 7:15

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 שֶׁבֶר here.

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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.