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שֶׁבֶר

𐤔𐤁𐤓

Shever

H7669 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁבר to break, fracture, shatter

Definition

Proper name designating an individual: Sheber, a member of the Israelite tribal lineage. Used exclusively as a masculine personal name in the genealogical records of the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

personal name (Sheber); (root: breaking, fracture, breach, destruction, grain purchase)

Root / Etymology

שֶׁבֶר is a proper name, likely derived from the root שׁבר (sh-b-r), meaning 'to break' or 'breakage,' but the original intent or significance of the name is not explicated in the biblical text. The construction as a personal name may have originally conveyed 'broken' or 'breakthrough,' but as a name, the connection to the root's verbal sense is usually not active.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Sheber appears in genealogical lists (e.g., 1 Chronicles 8:22), associated with Israelite lineages during the monarchic period. The name is only attested as a personal name and does not become widely used in later periods (e.g., post-exilic). As is common in biblical Hebrew, personal names may carry connotations from their roots, but often lose any transparent meaning outside of a genealogical context. Translation traditions generally simply transliterate the name (Sheber), and it was not associated with broader group identity or later religious meaning. Distinct from the common noun שֶׁבֶר ('break,' 'fracture,' or 'disaster').

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as שֶׁבֶר; Sheber, an Israelite; Sheber.

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Root Family

שבר (š-b-r) — break, shatter, burst, destroy

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4866 מִשְׁבֵּר in the birth-breaking of
H4867 מִשְׁבָּר your breaking waves
H7665 שָׁבַר I will cause to shatter
H7666 שָׁבַר the grain-dealer
H7667 שֶׁבֶר in breaking-of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7669-01 שֶׁ֖בֶר shever HNp Sheber shattering 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7669-01 1 Chronicles 2:48 שֶׁ֖בֶר shever HNp Sheber shattering
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