Lexical Definition

‎סָבַל‎ çâbal (saw-bal') to bear ^H:V
a primitive root

bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.

• to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome
• specifically, to be gravid

1) to bear, bear a load, drag oneself along
1a) (Qal) to bear (a load)
1b) (Pual) laden (participle)
1c)(Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along

See Greek: ἀναλαμβάνω · ἀναφέρω · ἀνέχομαι · ἐλπίζω · παχύνω · προσδέχομαι · προσδοκάω · ὑπέχω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: se.val (‎ס‎ְ‎ב‎ַ‎ל‎ "to bear" סְבַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎סָבַל‎] verb bear a heavy load (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic ‎סְבַל‎ id.; compare also below ‎זבל‎ above); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎סְבָלָם‎ Isa 53:4 1 plural ‎סָבָ֑לְנוּ‎ Lam 5:7 — Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִסְבֹּל‎ Isa 53:11 1 singular ‎אֶסְבֹּל‎ Isa 46:4 3 masculine plural suffix ‎יִסְבְּלֻהוּ‎ Isa 46:7 Infinitive construct ‎לִסְבֹּל‎ Gen 49:15 — bear a load, ‎וַיֵּט שִׁכְמוֺ לִסְבֹּל‎ Gen 49:15 (poem in J; of Issachar under figure of ass); of carrying an idol Isa 46:7 of ‎׳‎‎י‎ carrying Israel vIsa 46:4 vIsa 46:4 servant of ‎׳‎‎י‎ carrying load of pain Isa 53:4 and guilt vIsa 53:11 Israel bearing iniquities of fathers Lam 5:7. Pu`al Participle plural ‎מְסֻבָּלִים‎ laden, Ps 144:14 (i.e. pregnant Ges Hi Ew Hup-Now Che and others; perhaps better, token of abundant harvest, so many, see especially Bae). Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎וְיִסְתַּכֵּל הֶחָגָב‎ Eccl 12:5 drag oneself along, as a burden (see ‎חָגָב‎).

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