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šᵊvūʿā שְׁבוּעָה ‘oath’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine passive participle of šāvaʿ שָׁבַע ‘to swear’
Roots: שׁבע

šᵊvūʿā n, f
1) oath, curse
 1a) oath
  1a1) attesting of innocence
  1a2) curse
 1b) oath (of Jehovah)

Mentioned in Genesis 26:3, 24:8 Exodus 22:10 Codex Leviticus 5:4 Numbers 30:3, 30:11, 30:14, 5:21 Deuteronomy 7:8 Joshua 2:17, 2:20, 9:20 Judges 21:5 1 Samuel 14:26 2 Samuel 21:7 1 Kings 2:43 Isaiah 65:15 Jeremiah 11:5 Ezekiel 21:28 Habakkuk 3:9 Zechariah 8:17 Psalms 105:9 Ecclesiastes 9:2, 8:2 Daniel 9:11 Nehemiah 10:30, 6:18 1 Chronicles 16:16 2 Chronicles 15:15

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