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Strong's H7646 שָׂבַע (saba)

Saba means “sate” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7646
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 92
Books 20

Strong's H7646 Quick Answer

Strong's H7646 שָׂבַע שָׂבֵַע (saba`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. saba` (saw-bah') (or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}) v. 1. to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] It has 92 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include filled, full, have, filleth, and satiate. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
saba` (saw-bah') (or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}) v. 1. to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root]
Usage
92 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
filled, full, have, filleth, and satiate

Meaning and Definition

saba` (saw-bah') (or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}) v. 1. to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Original Word
שָׂבַע שָׂבֵַע
Transliteration
saba`
Derivation
Root: שׂבע
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7646. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to satisfy

Usage: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

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How Strong's H7646 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render saba`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

filled Exodus 16:12 22× full Exodus 16:8 12× have Leviticus 26:26 10× filleth Job 9:18 fill Ezekiel 7:19 satiate Jeremiah 31:14 enough Proverbs 30:15 fillest Psalms 17:14 plenty Joel 2:26

How Strong's H7646 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 92 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7646 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7646 in the Old Testament

92 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 16:8 KJV

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Exodus 16:12 KJV

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 26:26 KJV

And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Usage Excerpts

First 92 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7646.

Exodus 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
Exodus 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Deuteronomy 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
Deuteronomy 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 26:12 Old Testament, KJV
When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
Deuteronomy 31:20 Old Testament, KJV
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Ruth 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
1 Chronicles 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Chronicles 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
2 Chronicles 31:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
Nehemiah 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Job 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Job 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Job 19:22 Old Testament, KJV
Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
Job 27:14 Old Testament, KJV
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Job 31:31 Old Testament, KJV
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
Job 38:27 Old Testament, KJV
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Psalms 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 17:15 Old Testament, KJV
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Psalms 22:26 Old Testament, KJV
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Psalms 37:19 Old Testament, KJV
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 59:15 Old Testament, KJV
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psalms 63:5 Old Testament, KJV
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalms 65:4 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalms 78:29 Old Testament, KJV
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
Psalms 81:16 Old Testament, KJV
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalms 88:3 Old Testament, KJV
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Psalms 90:14 Old Testament, KJV
O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Psalms 91:16 Old Testament, KJV
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalms 103:5 Old Testament, KJV
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalms 104:13 Old Testament, KJV
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Psalms 104:16 Old Testament, KJV
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Psalms 104:28 Old Testament, KJV
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Psalms 105:40 Old Testament, KJV
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Psalms 107:9 Old Testament, KJV
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 123:3 Old Testament, KJV
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms 123:4 Old Testament, KJV
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Psalms 132:15 Old Testament, KJV
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Psalms 145:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 147:14 Old Testament, KJV
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Proverbs 1:31 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
Proverbs 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Proverbs 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Proverbs 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Proverbs 20:13 Old Testament, KJV
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 25:16 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Proverbs 27:20 Old Testament, KJV
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 28:19 Old Testament, KJV
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Proverbs 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Proverbs 30:15 Old Testament, KJV
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Proverbs 30:16 Old Testament, KJV
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Proverbs 30:22 Old Testament, KJV
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Isaiah 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Isaiah 44:16 Old Testament, KJV
He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isaiah 53:11 Old Testament, KJV
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 58:10 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
Isaiah 58:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Isaiah 66:11 Old Testament, KJV
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
Jeremiah 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 44:17 Old Testament, KJV
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Jeremiah 46:10 Old Testament, KJV
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 50:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
Lamentations 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
Lamentations 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Lamentations 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
Ezekiel 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Ezekiel 16:28 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
Ezekiel 16:29 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied therewith.
Ezekiel 27:33 Old Testament, KJV
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 32:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
Ezekiel 39:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
Hosea 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hosea 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Joel 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
Joel 2:26 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Amos 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Micah 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
Habakkuk 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
Habakkuk 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7646, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 7 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 23 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 15 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7646 FAQ

What does saba (שָׂבַע) mean?

Saba (Strong's H7646) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sate". saba` (saw-bah') (or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}) v. 1. to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root]

How many times is saba (שָׂבַע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 92 linked usages for Strong's H7646 across 20 books.

Where can I study saba (שָׂבַע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7646 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate saba (שָׂבַע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as filled, full, have, filleth, satiate, and fill. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.