Strong H7663H7663Bשָׂבַר

to await

One of the 2 senses of Strong H7663

Transliteration: ώâbar shâbar
Pronunciation: {saw-bar'} shaw-bar'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

STEP sense: to await

Exact lexical definition: wait

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ שָׂבַר ] vb . Pi . wait , hope

General definition

The second form being used erroneously in ; a primitive root; to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience): - {hope} {tarry} {view} wait.

In the Bible

Strong H7663B appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

hop2
wait2
hope1
tarry1

First verses

Ruth 1:13
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
Esther 9:1
Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Psalms 104:27
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Psalms 119:166
Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
Psalms 145:15
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Isaiah 38:18
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.