שָׂבַע sâbaʻ

Meaning

to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Derivation: or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Exodus 16:8 And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
• Exodus 16:12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
• Leviticus 26:26 When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
• Deuteronomy 6:11 with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,
• Deuteronomy 8:10 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
• Deuteronomy 8:12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
• Deuteronomy 11:15 And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
• Deuteronomy 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
• Deuteronomy 26:12 When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
• Deuteronomy 31:20 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.
• Ruth 2:14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 24:15 When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
• 2 Chronicles 31:10 and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”
• Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
• Job 7:4 When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
• Job 9:18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
• Job 19:22 Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
• Job 27:14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
• Job 31:31 if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
• Job 38:27 to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?
• Psalms 17:14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
• Psalms 17:15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Psalms 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Psalms 37:19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
• Psalms 59:15 They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
• Psalms 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
• Psalms 78:29 So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
• Psalms 81:16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
• Psalms 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
• Psalms 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
• Psalms 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
• Psalms 103:5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
• Psalms 104:13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
• Psalms 104:16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
• Psalms 104:28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
• Psalms 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
• Psalms 107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
• Psalms 123:3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
• Psalms 123:4 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
• Psalms 132:15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
• Psalms 145:16 You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Psalms 147:14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
• Proverbs 1:31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• Proverbs 5:10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
• Proverbs 12:11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 12:14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
• Proverbs 14:14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
• Proverbs 18:20 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
• Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
• Proverbs 25:16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
• Proverbs 25:17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
• Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Proverbs 28:19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
• Proverbs 30:9 Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
• Proverbs 30:15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
• Proverbs 30:16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
• Proverbs 30:22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
• Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.