סָבָא
Transliteration
sāḇā'
Pronunciation
saw-baw'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1455

Strong’s Definitions

סָבָא çâbâʼ, saw-baw'; a primitive root; to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy:—drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5433 in the following manner: drunkard (2x), winebibbers (1x), fill (1x), drunken (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H5433 in the following manner: drunkard (2x), winebibbers (1x), fill (1x), drunken (1x), variant (1x).

  1. to drink heavily or largely, imbibe

    1. (Qal)

      1. to imbibe

      2. wine-bibber, drunkard (participle) (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָבָא çâbâʼ, saw-baw'; a primitive root; to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy:—drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.
STRONGS H5433: Abbreviations
† [סָבָא] verb imbibe, drink largely (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic סְבָא id. (rare); compare Assyrian sabû, sesame-wine DlHWB; — Arabic wine, is probably loan-word and import foreign wine denominative, Frä157f); —
Qal Imperfect 1st person plural cohortative נִסְבְּאָה Isaiah 56:12; Participle active סֹבֵא Deuteronomy 21:20; Proverbs 23:21; plural סובאים Ezekiel 23:42 Kt (Qr סָבָאִים, see below); construct סֹבְאֵי Proverbs 23:20; passive סְבוּאִים Nahum 1:10; — imbibe, with accusative שֵׁכָר Isaiah 56:12; participle active = substantive wine-bibber, drunkard Deuteronomy 21:20; Proverbs 23:21 (both + זוֺלֵל); fully, סֹבְאֵי יָיִ֑ן Proverbs 23:20 (+ זֹלֲלֵי בָשָׂר); so also Ezekiel 23:42 Kt (Qr perhaps name of a people, so AV, see below), which read Sm RV SgfrKau Da; Co thinks dittograph of מוּבָאִים, but perhaps the reverse (ToyHpt omits מוּבָאִים): > Berthol (which see) מִסְּבָא; other conjectures see in Sm; וּכְסָבְאָם סְבוּאִים Nahum 1:10 is probably corrupt, passive participle of person dubious, and sense obscure; strike out both as dittograph GunkZAW xiii (1893), 235 Now; omitted in translation We Kau. On Hosea 4:18 see סֹבֶא.

† [סָבָא] only plural סָבָאִים Ezekiel 23:42 Qr = drunkards, wine-bibbers (?) so Thes and others, but see סְבָאִים.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

21:20; 21:20

Proverbs

23:20; 23:20; 23:21; 23:21

Isaiah

56:12; 56:12

Ezekiel

23:42; 23:42; 23:42

Hosea

4:18

Nahum

1:10; 1:10