saval (to bear) · Rightly

Meaning

To bear, bear a load, drag oneself along(Qal) to bear (a load) · (Pual) laden (participle) · (Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along

How it's translated

i will carry 2
to carry a load 1
loaded 1
so it may drag itself along 1
they carry it 1
he carried them 1
he will bear 1
we have borne 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Isaiah 4
Genesis 1
Psalms 1
Ecclesiastes 1
Lamentations 1

5 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

Psalms 144:14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Ecclesiastes 12:5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Isaiah 46:4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Isaiah 46:7They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Isaiah 53:4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

All 8 verses, by book

Genesis 1: 49:15
Psalms 1: 144:14
Ecclesiastes 1: 12:5
Isaiah 4: 46:4 46:7 53:4 53:11
Lamentations 1: 5:7

Hebrew dictionary

סָבַל saval · to bear

1) to bear, bear a load, drag oneself along 1a) (Qal) to bear (a load) 1b) (Pual) laden (participle) 1c)(Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along Aramaic equivalent: se.val (סְבַל "to bear" H5446)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “bear” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

BEAR, verb transitive

preterit tense bore; participle passive born, borne. [Latin fero, pario, porto. The primary sense is to throw out, to bring forth, or in general, to thrust or drive along. ]

To support; to sustain; as, to bear a weight or burden.
To carry; to convey; to support and remove from place to place; as, 'they bear him upon the shoulder; ', 'the eagle beareth them on her wings.'
To wear; to bear as a mark of authority or distinction; as, to bear a sword, a badge, a name; to bear arms in a coat.
To keep afloat; as, the water bears a ship.

All definitions and other forms of “bear”

To support or sustain without sinking or yielding; to endure; as, a man can bear severe pain or calamity; or to sustain with proportionate strength, and without injury; as, a man may bear stronger food or drink.
To entertain; to carry in the mind; as, to bear a great love for a friend; to bear inveterate hatred to gaming.
To suffer; to undergo; as, to bear punishment.
To suffer without resentment, or interference to prevent; to have patience; as, to bear neglect or indignities.
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change; as, to give words the most favorable interpretation they will bear
To bring forth or produce, as the fruit of plants, or the young of animals; as, to bear apples; to bear children.
To give birth to, or be the native place of.
To possess and use as power; to exercise; as, to bear sway.
To gain or win.
To carry on, or maintain; to have; as, to bear a part in conversation.
To show or exhibit; to relate; as, to bear testimony or witness.
To sustain the effect, or be answerable for; as, to bear the blame.
To sustain, as expense; to supply the means of paying; as, to bear the charges, that is, to pay the expenses.
To be the object of.
To behave; to act in any character; as, 'hath he borne himself penitent?'
To remove, or to endure the effects of; and hence to give satisfaction for.“He shall bear their iniquities” Isaiah 53:11

BEAR, verb intransitive

To suffer, as with pain.

To be patient; to endure.
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
To take effect; to succeed; as, to bring matters to bear
To act in any character.
To be situated as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bore E,nounE. from the ship.
To bear away, in navigation, is to change the course of a ship, when close hauled, or sailing with a side wind, and make her run before the wind.
To bear down, is to drive or tend to; to approach with a fair wind; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy.
To bear in, is to run or tend towards; as, a ship bears in with the land; opposed to bear off, or keeping at a greater distance.
To bear up, is to tend or move towards; as, to bear up to one another; also, to be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.
To bear upon, or against, is to lean
To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure; as, 'a lion bears against his prey.'
To bear upon, to act upon; as, the artillery bore upon the center; or to be pointed or situated so as to affect; as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort, or a ship.
To bear with, to endure what is unpleasing; to be indulgent; to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.“Reason would I should bear with you” Acts 18:14“Shall not God avenge his elect, though he bear long with them?” Luke 18:7

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.