A5452 — סְבַר (çᵉbar)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H5452
Language: Aramaic
Original: סְבַר
Transliteration: çᵉbar
Pronunciation: seb-ar'
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Primitive Aramaic root; Syriac cognate; related to Biblical Hebrew H7663 שָׂבַר (sabar, late) — to hope, think
Occurrences: 1 in OT (Aramaic sections only)
First Occurrence: Dan 7:25
Hapax Legomenon: YES — appears only once in the entire Bible

Lexicon Definition¶

(Aramaic) a primitive root; to bear in mind, i.e. hope: — think.

BDB: verb think, intend (Syriac; cf. Biblical Hebrew H7663 II. שׂבר (late)); Peal Imperfect 3ms יִסְבַּר — Daniel 7:25, followed by infinitive.

Verb Stem Distribution¶

Stem	Count	Typical Meaning
Peal	1	to think, intend

Tallied from hebrew_parser.py morphological output — Verb.peal.Impf.3ms

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
think	1	100%

From search_strongs.py --lookup

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Daniel	1	0.3

Confined entirely to the Aramaic sections of Daniel (chapters 2–7).

Semantic Categories¶

1. Deliberate Intent / Purpose to Act¶

The sole occurrence appears in a sequence of purposeful acts by the little horn: speaking against God, wearing out the saints, and intending to alter divinely fixed times and law. The verb carries the sense of forming a resolve in the mind directed toward action (followed by the infinitive לְהַשְׁנָיָה, "to change").

Dan 7:25 — "And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time."
Aramaic: וְיִסְבַּ֗ר לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ זִמְנִ֣ין וְדָ֔ת
Parsing: Peal Impf. 3ms + לְ + infinitive construct

Common Collocations¶

No co-occurrence data available (hapax legomenon — single verse only).

Key words in Dan 7:25 context:

Word	Strong's	Role in Context
שְׁנָא (shena)	A8133	to change — the infinitive governed by יִסְבַּר
זִמְנִין (zimniyn)	H2166	times — first object of the intent
דָּת (dath)	A1882	law/decree — second object of the intent
בְּלָא (bela)	A1080	to wear out — parallel verb in same verse
עִדָּן (iddan)	A5732	time/era — appears 3× in closing clause

Word Family / Cognates¶

H7663 שָׂבַר (sabar) — Biblical Hebrew cognate; primary sense: to hope, wait; secondary (late) sense: to think, suppose. BDB cross-references this Aramaic root directly to H7663 II.

Synonyms¶

No synonyms returned by search_relationships.py for A5452.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms returned by search_relationships.py for A5452.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
חָשַׁב (chashab)	H2803	both → "think, devise"	chashab is Hebrew with broad range (think/plan/reckon/weave); çᵉbar is Aramaic, rare, specifically an intent toward action
שָׂבַר (sabar)	H7663	both → "think" (contextually)	sabar primarily = "hope/wait"; çᵉbar = active purposeful intent; BDB links them as cognates

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
002004002013	Think	Fits Dan 7:25, where the verb marks deliberate mental resolve or intention.