To be left
שְׁבַקStrong’s H7662shevaq (she-vaq)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shevaq is the Aramaic word usually translated “leave” and “it will be left”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”
Meaning
- To leave, let alone(P'al) to leave, let alone · (Ithpael) to be left
How it's translated
- leave 3
- it will be left 1
- to leave 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 4
- Ezra 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:15In contextNevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
- Daniel 4:23In contextAnd whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
- Daniel 4:26In contextAnd whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
- Ezra 6:7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
Aramaic dictionary
שְׁבַק shevaq · to be left
1) to leave, let alone 1a) (P'al) to leave, let alone 1b) (Ithpael) to be left
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.