Original Word: שָׁבַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shabar
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-bar')
Definition: to break, break in piecesWord Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to break, break in pieces
NASB Translation
abolish (1), break (25), break down (1), breaking in pieces (1), breaks (5), breaks in pieces (1), bring to the point (1), broke (9), broke in pieces (6), broke the in pieces (1), broke down (1), broken (55), broken down (1), broken off (1), brokenhearted* (3), collapse (1), crush (2), crushed (2), demolished (1), destroy (2), fractured (1), hurt (2), injured (1), pieces (1), placed (1), point of birth (1), quench (1), shatter (2), shattered (13), smash (3), smashed (2), tore down (1), torn (2).

שָׁבַר₁₄₈ verb break, break in pieces (Late Hebrew id.; Sabean תֿבר, break, destroy DHM^{Hof. Mus., no. 1, l. 26} Mordtm^{Hi 74}; Arabic restrain, destroy; Aramaic תְּבַר, ; Assyrian šabâru, break, break in pieces; Ethiopic break); —

Qal₅₃ Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ 1 Kings 13:28; Isaiah 14:5, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁבֹּר Jeremiah 19:11, בּוֺר- Isaiah 42:3; 3feminine singular תִּשְׁבָּרֿ Proverbs 25:15, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁבֹר Psalm 10:15, suffix שָׁבְרֵם Jeremiah 17:18; Infinitive construct לִשְׁבֹּר Genesis 19:9 2t., שְׁבוֺר Jeremiah 28:12; Participle active שֹׁבֵר Ezekiel 4:16 2t.; passive שָׁבוּר Leviticus 22:22, plural construct שְׁבוּרֵי Psalm 147:3; — break, literally, object earthen vessel Judges 7:20; Leviticus 11:33 (P), Jeremiah 19:11 (in simile, compare Jeremiah 19:11; Jeremiah 48:33; Isaiah 30:14, flask Jeremiah 19:10, gate-bar Amos 1:5 (in metaphor), bow Hosea 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35, and sword Hosea 2:20 (מִןהָֿאָרֶץ), bone of lamb Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12 (P), and (in metaphor) Proverbs 25:15, compare שָׁבוּר i.e. fractured of limb Leviticus 22:22 (H), yoke Jeremiah 28:10,12,13, and, in metaphor, of deliverance (׳י subject) Jeremiah 28:2; Jeremiah 28:4; Jeremiah 28:11; Jeremiah 38:8 (with מֵעַל), +4 t., of rebellion Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 5:5, so staff Isaiah 14:5 5t., reed Isaiah 42:3, arm of Pharaoh Ezekiel 30:21,22,24 compare Psalm 10:15; trees (subject thunder) Psalm 29:5; break in, down, door Genesis 19:9 (J); rend violently (of lion), man 1 Kings 13:26, ass 1 Kings 13:28; wreck Tyre (as ship) Ezekiel 27:26; figurative break pride Leviticus 26:19 (H); crush (figurative) Isaiah 14:25 (compare Jeremiah 48:28 above), Lamentations 1:15; Daniel 11:26; ׳מִשְׁנֶה שִׁבָּרוֺן שׁ Jeremiah 17:18; break, rupture, heart (figurative) Psalm 69:21+ Ezekiel 6:9 (see

Niph`al near the end), שְׁבוּרֵי לֵב Psalm 147:3; וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי Job 38:10 broke for it my boundary, of sea, reference to abrupt ending of mainland; = quench thirst (frangere sitim) Psalm 104:11.

Niph`al₅₇ Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁבַּר Exodus 22:9 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשָּׁבֵר Leviticus 6:21 +, 3 feminine singular וְתִשָּׁ֫בֶר Ecclesiastes 12:6, 2masculine singular תִּשָּׁבֵר Ezekiel 29:7, שַבר- Ezekiel 32:28, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁבֵר Jonah 1:4 Participle נִשְׁבָּר Psalm 51:19, feminine singular נִשְׁבָּרָה Psalm 51:19, נִשְׁבֶּ֫רֵת Ezekiel 27:34 +, etc.; — be broken, of neck 1 Samuel 4:18, bones Psalm 34:21, gate-bars Jeremiah 51:30, rod (in figurative) Isaiah 14:21; Jeremiah 48:17, idols Ezekiel 6:4,6, horn Daniel 8:8, compare Daniel 8:22, arm Job 31:22 (מִקָּנָה), and (in metaphor) Jeremiah 48:25; Job 38:15; Psalm 37:17, compare Ezekiel 30:22, bough Ezekiel 31:12; Isaiah 27:11, compare (figurative) of wickedness, like a tree Job 24:20, other things Psalm 37:15; Jeremiah 50:23; Ezekiel 29:7; Psalm 124:7; cisterns Jeremiah 2:13 (id.), pottery Leviticus 6:21; Leviticus 15:12 (P), Ecclesiastes 12:6 (in figurative); = be maimed, crippled (have limb broken), of animal Exodus 22:9; Exodus 22:13 (E), and (figurative) Ezekiel 34:4,16; Zechariah 11:16, so (figurative of men stumbling) Isaiah 8:15; Isaiah 28:13; be wrecked, of ships 1 Kings 22:49 (read Qr נִשְׁבְּרוּ), "" 2 Chronicles 20:37; Jonah 1:4, metaphor of Tyre Ezekiel 27:34; figurative be crushed, destroyed (person, warriors, kingdoms, etc.), Jeremiah 14:17; Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 48:4; Jeremiah 51:8 10t.; figurative be broken, of heart Jeremiah 23:9; Isaiah 61:1; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 51:19, compare ׳רוּחַ נִשׁ Psalm 34:19. — Exodus 6:9 read probably וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּ֫י (We Sm Berthol Toy Krae); Co בְּשָׁבְרִי.

Pi`el₃₆ Perfect3masculine singular שִׁבַּר Isaiah 21:9 +, שִׁבֵּ֑ר Exodus 9:25, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יְשַׁבֵּר Psalm 46:10 +, 2 masculine plural תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן Exodus 34:13, etc.; Infinitive absolute שַׁבֵּר Exodus 23:24; Participle מְשַׁבֵּר 1 Kings 19:11; — shatter, break, tablets Exodus 32:19 (E), Exodus 34:1 (J), Deuteronomy 9:17; Deuteronomy 10:2; מַצֵּבוֺת Exodus 23:24 (E; + Infinitive absolute), Exodus 34:13 (J) + 7 t.; images 2 Kings 11:18 3t.; bronze sea, etc., 2 Kings 25:13 = Jeremiah 52:17; horns Daniel 8:7; jaws Job 29:17 (in figurative); of hail shattering tree Exodus 9:25 (J), compare 1 Kings 19:11; elsewhere subject ׳י, shattering gate-bars, etc., weapons Isaiah 45:2; Isaiah 38:13; Lamentations 2:9; Lamentations 3:4; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 76:4; Psalm 107:16, trees Psalm 29:5; Psalm 105:33, heads of תַּנִּינִים Psalm 74:13; wrecking ship Psalm 48:8.

Hiph`il cause to break out, i.e. bring to the birth, Imperfect1singular הַאֲנִי אַשְׁבִּיר וְלֹא אוֺלִיד Isaiah 66:9 (׳י subject; compare מַשְׁבֵּר below).

Hoph`al be broken, shattered (in heart), Perfect1singular עַלשֶֿׁבֶר בַּתעַֿמִּי הָשְׁבַּ֑רְתִּי Jeremiah 8:21.

שָׁבוּר Leviticus 22:22 see √ Qal.

[תְּבַר] verb break (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁבַר); —

Pe`al Participle pass feminine singular תְּבִירָה Daniel 2:42 broken in pieces (kingdom).

תְּדִירָא see דּוּר

break down, off, in pieces, up, brokenhearted, bring to the birth, crush, destroy,

A primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively) -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken((-hearted)), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, X quite, tear, view (by mistake for sabar).

see HEBREW sabar

אֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר אֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר אֶשְׁבֹּ֤ר אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר אַשְׁבִּ֛יר אשבור אשביר אשבר בְּשִׁבְרִ֣י בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ בְּשִׁבְרִי־ בר בשברי בשברי־ הַנִּשְׁבָּ֑רֶת הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי הנשברת השברתי וְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶת וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶת וְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּ וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת וְנִשְׁבְּר֖וּ וְנִשְׁבְּר֤וּ וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ר וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְשִׁבַּ֖ר וְשִׁבַּ֗ר וְשִׁבַּר֙ וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ וְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּי וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥י וְשָׁבַרְתִּי֙ וְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖ וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר וַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗ר וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃ וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ וַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר וַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָה וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖ם וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ וּ֠שְׁבָרָהּ וּמְשַׁבֵּ֤ר ואשבר ואשברה ואשברם והנשברת וישבר וישברהו וישברהו׃ וישברו ולנשברת ומשבר ונשבר ונשברו ושבר ושברה ושברת ושברתי ושברתם ותשבר ותשברנה יְ֭שַׁבֵּר יְשַׁבֵּ֖ר יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר יִשְׁבְּר֖וּ יִשְׁבְּר֖וּהוּ יִשְׁבְּרוּ־ יִשְׁבֹּר֙ יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר יִשָּׁבֵ֑ר יִשָּׁבֵ֔ר יִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ ישבור ישבר ישבר׃ ישברו ישברו־ ישברוהו לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־ לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר לִשְׁבֹּ֤ר לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר להשבר׃ לנשברי־ לשבורי לשבר נִשְׁבְּר֖וּ נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה נִשְׁבְּרָה֙ נִשְׁבֶּ֥רֶת נִשְׁבַּ֖ר נִשְׁבַּ֜רְתִּי נִשְׁבַּ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ר נִשְׁבַּר֙ נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה נִשְׁבָּ֗ר נִשְׁבָּ֥ר נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃ נִשְׁבָּרִ֔ים נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ נשבר נשברה נשברה׃ נשברו נשברים נשברת נשברתי שְׁ֭בֹר שְׁב֞וֹר שְׁבָרֵ֖ךְ שִׁ֭בַּר שִׁבְּר֣וּ שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ שִׁבֵּֽר׃ שִׁבַּ֑רְתָּ שִׁבַּ֖ר שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ שִׁבַּ֣ר שִׁבַּ֥ר שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ שֶׁ֨בֶר שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה שָׁ֣בְרוּ שָׁב֜וּר שָׁבְרֵֽם׃ שָׁבַ֖ר שָׁבַ֞רְתִּי שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי שָׁבַ֥ר שָׁבָ֑רְתִּי שָׁבָ֑רְתָּ שָׁבָֽר׃ שֹׁבֵ֖ר שֹׁבֵ֣ר שֹׁבֵ֤ר שבור שבר שבר׃ שברה שברו שברך שברם׃ שברת שברת׃ שברתי תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן תִּשְׁבָּר־ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר תִּשָּׁבֵ֣ר תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה תִּשָּׁבַ֔רְנָה תִּשָּׁבַ֥ר תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ תִשְׁבְּרוּ־ תִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃ תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ תשבר תשבר־ תשבר׃ תשברו תשברו־ תשברו׃ תשברון תשברנה תשברנה׃ ’ă·šab·bêr ’aš·bîr ’ăšabbêr ’ašbîr ’eš·bō·wr ’eš·bōr ’ešbōr ’ešbōwr ashabBer ashBir bar bə·šiḇ·rî bə·šiḇ·rî- beshivRi bəšiḇrî bəšiḇrî- ḇōr eshBor hā·šə·bā·rə·tî han·niš·bā·reṯ hannišbāreṯ hannishBaret hāšəbārətî hasheBareti lə·hiš·šā·ḇêr lə·niš·bə·rê- lehishshaVer ləhiššāḇêr lənišbərê- lenishberei liš·bōr liš·ḇū·rê lišbōr lišḇūrê lishBor lishVurei niš·bā·rāh niš·bā·rîm niš·bar niš·bār niš·bar·tî niš·bə·rāh niš·be·reṯ niš·bə·rū nišbar nišbār nišbārāh nišbārîm nišbartî nišbərāh nišbereṯ nišbərū nishBar nishBarah nishbaRim nishBarti nishbeRah nishBeret nishbeRu šā·ḇā·rə·tā šā·ḇā·rə·tî šā·ḇar šā·ḇār šā·ḇar·tî šā·ḇə·rāh šā·ḇə·rêm šā·ḇə·rū šā·ḇūr šāḇar šāḇār šāḇārətā šāḇārətî šāḇartî šāḇərāh šāḇərêm šāḇərū šāḇūr šə·ḇā·rêḵ še·ḇer šə·ḇō·wr šəḇārêḵ šeḇer šəḇōwr shaVar shaVareta shaVareti shaVarti shaveRah shaveRem Shaveru shaVur shevaRech Shever sheVor shibBar shibBarta shibBer shibbeRu shoVer šib·bar šib·bar·tā šib·bê·rū šib·bə·rū šib·bêr šibbar šibbartā šibbêr šibbêrū šibbərū šō·ḇêr šōḇêr tə·šab·bê·rū tə·šab·bê·rūn tə·šab·bêr təšabbêr təšabbêrū təšabbêrūn teshabBer teshabBeru teshabbeRun tiš·bār- ṯiš·bə·rū- ṯiš·bō·rū tiš·šā·ḇar tiš·šā·ḇar·nāh tiš·šā·ḇêr ṯiš·šā·ḇêr tišbār- ṯišbərū- ṯišbōrū tishberu tishbor tishBoru tishshaVar tishshaVarnah tishshaVer tiššāḇar tiššāḇarnāh tiššāḇêr ṯiššāḇêr ū·mə·šab·bêr ū·šə·ḇā·rāh ūməšabbêr umeshabBer ūšəḇārāh Ushevarah Vaashabberah vaashabbeRem vaeshBor vaiyishbeRehu vaiyishbeRu vaiyishshaVer vaiyishshaveRu vattishshaVarnah vattishshaVer vayshabBer vayshabbeRu veHannishBeret velannishBeret venishBar venishBaru venishbeRu veshabBer veshavarTa veshavarTi veshibBar veshibbarTem vetishShaver veyishshaVeru vor wā’ăšabbərāh wā’ăšabbərêm wā’ešbōr wā·’ă·šab·bə·rāh wā·’ă·šab·bə·rêm wā·’eš·bōr wat·tiš·šā·ḇar·nāh wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr wattiššāḇarnāh wattiššāḇêr way·šab·bə·rū way·šab·bêr way·yiš·bə·rê·hū way·yiš·bə·rū way·yiš·šā·ḇə·rū way·yiš·šā·ḇêr wayšabbêr wayšabbərū wayyišbərêhū wayyišbərū wayyiššāḇêr wayyiššāḇərū wə·han·niš·be·reṯ wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ wə·niš·bā·rū wə·niš·bar wə·niš·bə·rū wə·šā·ḇar·tā wə·šā·ḇar·tî wə·šab·bêr wə·šib·bar wə·šib·bar·tem wə·ṯiš·šā·ḇer wə·yiš·šā·ḇê·rū wəhannišbereṯ wəlannišbereṯ wənišbar wənišbārū wənišbərū wəšāḇartā wəšāḇartî wəšabbêr wəšibbar wəšibbartem wəṯiššāḇer wəyiššāḇêrū yə·šab·bêr yəšabbêr Yeshabber yiš·bə·rū yiš·bə·rū- yiš·bə·rū·hū yiš·bō·wr yiš·bōr yiš·šā·ḇêr yišbərū yišbərū- yišbərūhū yišbōr yišbōwr yishberu yishbeRuhu yishBor yishshaVer yiššāḇêrInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts