Lexicon
שׇׂבְעָה
sov.ah
H7654
H:N-F Hebrew

satiety

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Hebrew
Language

sov.ah denotes the state of having enough, especially being filled or satisfied in contexts of eating, provision, and desire.

The attested usage describes having enough or reaching fullness, chiefly in relation to eating and provision: food may bring fullness, while people may lack it or fail to know it. The same noun appears in both positive provision and statements of persistent dissatisfaction.

Senses in use

  1. Fullness or having enough · dominant

    The noun marks the condition sought or attained through food and provision: in Ezekiel 39:19 the APB renders eating until one is “filled,” while Haggai 1:6 contrasts eating with having nothing “to satiety.” Isaiah 23:18 and Isaiah 55:2 place it in clauses about eating sufficiently or not being satisfied; Ezekiel 16:28 and Isaiah 56:11 portray its absence, with continued dissatisfaction and greedy dogs that “do not know satiety.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding clauses with “filled,” “satiety,” “their fill,” and “satisfy.” These expressions confirm the verses' presentation of fullness or its lack rather than supplying separate definitions.

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