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Psalms 119:166
“Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׂבַרsâbar · saw-bar'
H7663 · Hebrew
H7663 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)
- Derivation
- erroneously שָׁבַר; (Nehemiah 2:13,15), a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- hope, tarry, view, wait.
- Grammar
- שִׂבַּ֣רְתִּי — verb Piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ruth 1:13Nehemiah 2:13Nehemiah 2:15Esther 9:1Psalms 104:27
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 שָׂבַר 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.