סבל

סבל

Hebrew

Root
ס־ב־ל‎ (s-b-l)

Etymology

From the root ס־ב־ל‎ (s-b-l).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Verb

סָבַל • (savál) (pa'al construction)

1. To suffer, to be suffering; construed with מִ־‎ (mi-).
2. To suffer (from a disease or disorder); construed with מִ־‎ (mi-).
3. To bear, to tolerate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לסבול / לִסְבֹּל‎ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	סָבַלְתִּי‎		סָבַלְנוּ‎
	second	סָבַלְתָּ‎	סָבַלְתְּ‎	סְבַלְתֶּם‎1	סְבַלְתֶּן‎1
	third	סָבַל	סָבְלָה‎	סָבְלוּ‎
present		סוֹבֵל‎	סוֹבֶלֶת‎	סוֹבְלִים‎	סוֹבְלוֹת‎
future	first	אסבול / אֶסְבֹּל‎		נסבול / נִסְבֹּל‎
	second	תסבול / תִּסְבֹּל‎	תִּסְבְּלִי‎	תִּסְבְּלוּ‎	תסבולנה / תִּסְבֹּלְנָה‎2
	third	יסבול / יִסְבֹּל‎	תסבול / תִּסְבֹּל‎	יִסְבְּלוּ‎	תסבולנה / תִּסְבֹּלְנָה‎2
imperative		סבול / סְבֹל‎	סִבְלִי‎	סִבְלוּ‎	סבולנה / סְבֹלְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced סָבַלְתֶּם‎ and סָבַלְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H5445 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

סֵבֶל • (sével) m

1. suffering

Related terms

• סַבְלָנוּת‎ (savlanút)
• סוֹבְלָנוּת‎ (sovlanút)

References

• H5447 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

References

• “סבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• סבל‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he