שָׁבַע

shaba

sha-VAH

to swear, to take an oath

Where it comes from

Literally to seven oneself — oaths were sealed by sevens. God swears by himself, having nothing greater to swear by, which the writer of Hebrews treats as the entire point.

Every place it appears

Strong's H7650. It stands in 175 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Genesis 22:16

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

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