Hebrew word study

שָׂבַרsâbar — to scrutinize

Pronounced “saw-bar'”

to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)

Translated in the King James as: hope, tarry, view, wait.

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Origin: erroneously שָׁבַר; (Nehemiah 2:13,15), a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Ruth — 1×
Ruth 1:13
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 2:13Nehemiah 2:15
Esther — 1×
Esther 9:1
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 104:27Psalms 119:166Psalms 145:15
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 38:18

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