UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: שׁבר

Sense 1: breaking, breach

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Aggression (006); Destruction (052)

Definition: = causative action or process by which humans or deities cause an object to be broken into two or more pieces; ≈ sometimes use figuratively to denote the sudden end of a certain condition or situation

PSA 60:4: RV PSA 60:2 · LV PSA 60:4 · Read together PSA 60:2

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OET-RV PSA 60:2

2 You’ve made the land tremble—you’ve torn it apart.
⇔ → Heal its fissures, because it’s shaking.

OET-LV PSA 60:4

4  You _have _made _quake the_land you_have _split _it _open repair fractures _of_its if/because it _is _shaking.

ISA 30:13: RV ISA 30:13 · LV ISA 30:13 · Read together ISA 30:13

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OET-RV ISA 30:13

13 then that disobedience will become your downfall,
⇔ → like a bulge in a high wall that will at some unexpected time, suddenly come smashing down.

OET-LV ISA 30:13

13 For_so/thus/hence it _will _become to/for_you(pl) the_iniquity the_this like_a _breach which_is_about _to _fall a _bulging in_a _wall high which suddenly to_suddenness breaking _of_its it _will _come.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: RV PSA 60:2 · LV PSA 60:4 · Read together PSA 60:2

ISA: RV ISA 30:13–14 · LV ISA 30:13–14 · Read together ISA 30:13–14

Sense 2: injury, fracture

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Aggression (006); Body (019); Animal (010)

Definition: literally: to break; hence: = causative action or process by which humans, deities, animals, or circumstances cause (other) humans or animals to be severely injured

LEV 21:19: RV LEV 21:19 · LV LEV 21:19 · Read together LEV 21:19

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OET-RV LEV 21:19

19 or with a broken foot or hand,

OET-LV LEV 21:19

19 Or a _man whom it _will _be in_him/it a _fracture _of a _foot or a _fracture _of a _hand.

LEV 24:20: RV LEV 24:20 · LV LEV 24:20 · Read together LEV 24:20

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OET-RV LEV 24:20

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth—however they injured the other person, that’s what must be done to them.

OET-LV LEV 24:20

20 A _fracture in _place _of a _fracture an _eye in _place _of an _eye a _tooth in _place _of a _tooth just_as he _will _make a _blemish on_person so it _will _be _made in/on/over_him/it.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: RV LEV 21:19 · RV LEV 24:20 · LV LEV 21:19 · LV LEV 24:20 · Read together LEV 21:19 · Read together LEV 24:20

ISA: RV ISA 30:26 · LV ISA 30:26 · Read together ISA 30:26

Sense 3: to break (someone's) spirit > to cause profound grief

Semantic domains: Grieve (002001002013)

Core domains: Joy and Grief (093)

Definition: literally: breaking of (someone's) spirit; hence: = causative process by which deities or circumstances cause humans to suffer profound grief

Collocations: שֵׁבֶר רוּחַ; שֶׁבֶר בְּרוּחַ

PRO 15:4: RV PRO 15:4 · LV PRO 15:4 · Read together PRO 15:4

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OET-RV PRO 15:4

4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
⇔ ^ but perversity crushes the spirit.

OET-LV PRO 15:4

4 Health _of tongue is_a _tree _of life and_perverseness with_it is_brokenness in_spirit.

ISA 65:14: RV ISA 65:14 · LV ISA 65:14 · Read together ISA 65:14

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OET-RV ISA 65:14

14 Listen, my servants will shout happily as they celebrate,
⇔ ^ but you’ll all cry out from mental anguish,
⇔ ≈ and you’ll all wail because of your broken spirits.

OET-LV ISA 65:14

14 HERE servants _of_my they _will _shout _for _joy from_goodness _of heart and_you(pl) you(pl)_will _cry _out from_pain _of heart and_from_brokenness _of spirit you(pl)_will _wail.

Sense 4: interpretation

Semantic domains: Know (002004002007)

Core domains: Mind (106)

Definition: literally: breaking; hence: = action by which humans explain the meaning of an event that is hard to interpret, such as a dream

JDG 7:15: RV JDG 7:15 · LV JDG 7:15 · Read together JDG 7:15

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OET-RV JDG 7:15

15 When Gid’on heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he thanked God, then they returned to their camp and commanded, “Get ready to go because Yahweh has given you all victory over the Midyanite camp.”

OET-LV JDG 7:15

15 And_he/it _was just_ Gidˊōn _as _heard DOM the _recounting _of the_dream and_DOM interpretation _of_its and_he _bowed _down and_he _returned to the _camp _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _said arise if/because YHWH he _has _given in_hand _of_your(pl) DOM the _camp _of Midyān.

Sense 5: crashing sound

Semantic domains: Sounds (002004001009007)

Core domains: Senses (154); Destruction (052)

Definition: literally: (sound of) breaking; hence: = process by which a loud sound is heard, ◄ which is experienced as similar to the sound of something breaking

JOB 41:17: RV JOB 41:25 · LV JOB 41:17 · Read together JOB 41:25

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OET-RV JOB 41:25

25 When it rises up, even mighty men are afraid.
⇔ ≈ They retreat if they see it thrashing around.

OET-LV JOB 41:17

17  From_uprising _of_its mighty _ones they _are _afraid from_crashing(s) they _are _bewildered.

ZEP 1:10: RV ZEP 1:10 · LV ZEP 1:10 · Read together ZEP 1:10

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OET-RV ZEP 1:10

10 Yahweh declares:
⇔ On that day a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate,
⇔ ≈ and wailing from the second district
⇔ and a loud crash from the hills.

OET-LV ZEP 1:10

10 And_it _was on_day (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH the_sound _of a _cry _of _distress from_the _gate _of the _fish(es) and_wailing from the _second_district and_a _crashing great from_the_hills.

Sense 6: disaster, destruction

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Core domains: Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: breaking; hence: = causative action by which humans, deities, or circumstances take away peace from a community by causing destruction, death, and suffering

PRO 16:18: RV PRO 16:18 · LV PRO 16:18 · Read together PRO 16:18

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OET-RV PRO 16:18

18 Pride goes before destruction,
⇔ ≈ and arrogance before a stumble.

OET-LV PRO 16:18