סִבְלָה
se.va.lah
burden
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word סִבְלָה (se.va.lah) is defined as "burden." It occurs six times in the Bible. The significance of this word lies in its association with weight or heaviness, suggesting a state of being oppressed or overpowered. This word is likely used to describe a feeling of being overwhelmed by physical, emotional, or spiritual demands. Its Hebrew etymology may connect it to the idea of a load or weight that one must carry. The repetition of this word across various contexts in the Bible implies its importance as a common human experience. The limited occurrence of the word in the Bible suggests it holds specific weight in certain narratives or messages. However, a comprehensive understanding would require further analysis of its usage within the specific passages where it appears.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 2:11In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
Exodus 5:4The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
Exodus 5:5Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.”
Exodus 6:6Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.
Exodus 6:7I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.