5450. siblah

Strong's Lexicon

siblah: Burden, load, suffering

Original Word: סְבָלָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: cbalah
Pronunciation: sib-lah'
Phonetic Spelling: (seb-aw-law')
Definition: Burden, load, suffering
Meaning: porterage

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָבַל (sabal), meaning "to bear" or "to carry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5413 (phortion) - burden, load

- G922 (baros) - weight, burden

Usage: The term "siblah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a burden or load, often in the context of physical or metaphorical weight that one must carry. It can refer to the burdens of labor, oppression, or suffering that individuals or communities endure.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of bearing burdens was both a literal and metaphorical experience. Laborers and slaves often carried heavy loads as part of their daily work. Metaphorically, burdens could also represent the weight of sin, oppression, or the responsibilities of leadership. The Israelites' experience of slavery in Egypt is a prominent example of bearing burdens, both physically and spiritually.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from sabal
Definition
a burden
NASB Translation
burdens (2), hard labor (1), hard labors (1), labors (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[סִבְלָה] noun feminine burden; — plural construct סִבְלֹת מִצְרַיִם Exodus 6:6 (P), of the heavy labours imposed on Israel by Egyptian, Exodus 6:7; suffix סִבְלֹתֵיכֶם Exodus 5:4 (J), סִבְלֹתָם Exodus 1:11; Exodus 5:5 (both J), Exodus 2:11 (E); (compare Psalm 81:7, סֵבֶל).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burden

From cebel; porterage -- burden.

see HEBREW cebel

Forms and Transliterations

בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם בסבלתם לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ לסבלתיכם׃ מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃ מסבלתם׃ סִבְל֥וֹת סִבְלֹ֣ת סבלות סבלת bə·siḇ·lō·ṯām bəsiḇlōṯām besivloTam lə·siḇ·lō·ṯê·ḵem ləsiḇlōṯêḵem lesivloteiChem mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām missiḇlōṯām missivloTam siḇ·lō·wṯ siḇ·lōṯ siḇlōṯ siḇlōwṯ sivLot

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 1:11
HEB: לְמַ֥עַן עַנֹּת֖וֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיִּ֜בֶן עָרֵ֤י
NAS: them to afflict them with hard labor. And they built
KJV: to afflict them with their burdens. And they built
INT: because of to afflict hard built cities

Exodus 2:11
HEB: אֶחָ֔יו וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: and looked on their hard labors; and he saw
KJV: and looked on their burdens: and he spied
INT: brethren and looked their hard saw an

Exodus 5:4
HEB: מִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יו לְכ֖וּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: Get [back] to your labors!
KJV: get you unto your burdens.
INT: act to your labors

Exodus 5:5
HEB: וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃
NAS: and you would have them cease from their labors!
KJV: and ye make them rest from their burdens.
INT: of the land cease their labors

Exodus 6:6
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִתַּ֙חַת֙ סִבְלֹ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י
NAS: you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians,
KJV: and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians,
INT: will bring under the burdens of the Egyptians will deliver

Exodus 6:7
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת סִבְל֥וֹת מִצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
KJV: which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
INT: brought under the burdens of the Egyptians

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5450
6 Occurrences

bə·siḇ·lō·ṯām — 2 Occ.
lə·siḇ·lō·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām — 1 Occ.
siḇ·lōṯ — 2 Occ.