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Strong's H7666 שָׁבַר (shabar)

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

Strong's Number H7666
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 5

Strong's H7666 Quick Answer

Strong's H7666 שָׁבַר (shabar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shabar (shaw-bar') v. 1. to deal in grain [denominative from H7668] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include buy, sell, sold, will, and was. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shabar (shaw-bar') v. 1. to deal in grain [denominative from H7668]
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
buy, sell, sold, will, and was

Meaning and Definition

shabar (shaw-bar') v. 1. to deal in grain [denominative from H7668] KJV: buy, sell. Root(s): H7668

Original Word
שָׁבַר
Transliteration
shabar
Derivation
Root: שׁבר First root strongs: 7668
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7666. 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 buy grain

Usage: 1) to buy or purchase grain 1a) (Qal) to buy grain 1b) (Hiphil) to sell grain Aramaic equivalent: ze.van (זְבַן "to buy" H2084)

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How Strong's H7666 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shabar, 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.

How Strong's H7666 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 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7666 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 H7666 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:56 KJV

And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:57 KJV

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Genesis 42:2 KJV

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7666.

Genesis 41:56 Old Testament, KJV
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:57 Old Testament, KJV
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
Genesis 42:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
Genesis 42:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
Genesis 42:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Genesis 42:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 43:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis 43:4 Old Testament, KJV
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
Genesis 43:20 Old Testament, KJV
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis 43:22 Old Testament, KJV
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Genesis 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
Genesis 47:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Deuteronomy 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
Deuteronomy 2:28 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
Proverbs 11:26 Old Testament, KJV
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Isaiah 55:1 Old Testament, KJV
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Amos 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Amos 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7666, grouped by book.

Genesis 14 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7666 FAQ

What does shabar (שָׁבַר) mean?

Shabar (Strong's H7666) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "buy". shabar (shaw-bar') v. 1. to deal in grain [denominative from H7668]

How many times is shabar (שָׁבַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H7666 across 5 books.

Where can I study shabar (שָׁבַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7666 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shabar (שָׁבַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as buy, sell, sold, will, was, and selleth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.