1) to swear, adjure

1a) (Qal) sworn (participle)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to swear, take an oath

1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)

1b3) to curse

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to take an oath

1c2) to adjure

Root √שׁבע: שֶׁ֫בַע שִׁבְעָה n.m f seven ,394. et.

שָׁבַע vb swear seven oneself bind oneself by seven things Qal Pt. pass those sworn with oaths .(= who have sworn) Niph swear take an oath .;—, Hiph cause take an oath , subj. always man adjure . 186.(prob. so to say. or)