WG: Satisfaction / Fullness
Overview
The Hebrew satisfaction concept centers on the root שׂבע and its cognates, supplemented by related verbs for filling (male) and eating (akal). These words work together in a recurring biblical pattern: eat → be satisfied → bless God (or forget God).
Word Group Members
| Strong's |
Word |
Transliteration |
POS |
Occurrences |
Role in Concept |
Library Entry |
| H7646 |
שָׂבַע |
saba |
verb |
93 |
Core action — to be satisfied/sated |
H7646-saba.md |
| H7649 |
שָׂבֵעַ |
sabea |
adjective |
10 |
State — sated, full |
TODO(need H7649 study) |
| H7648 |
שֹׂבַע |
soba |
noun (m) |
8 |
Abstract — satisfaction, satiety |
TODO(need H7648 study) |
| H4390 |
מָלֵא |
male |
verb |
242 |
Related action — to fill (spatial) |
H4390-male.md |
| H398 |
אָכַל |
akal |
verb |
703 |
Prerequisite — to eat |
H398-akal.md |
| H7301 |
רָוָה |
ravah |
verb |
14 |
Related action — to drench, satiate (liquids) |
TODO(need H7301 study) |
Relationships
Shared Roots
- saba (H7646), sabea (H7649), soba (H7648) — all from root שׂבע
Co-occurrence (appear in same verses)
| Word A |
Word B |
Shared Verses |
Typical Context |
| saba (H7646) |
akal (H398) |
25 |
"eat and be satisfied" — covenant meal, provision |
| saba (H7646) |
male (H4390) |
5 |
"houses full... vineyards... and art full" — land-blessing |
| soba (H7648) |
akal (H398) |
6 |
"eat bread to the full" — basic sustenance |
| saba (H7646) |
ravah (H7301) |
3 |
"satiate the soul... satisfied with goodness" — Jer 31:14, 46:10 |
| akal (H398) |
male (H4390) |
8 |
"eat... things... fill" — provision context |
| akal (H398) |
ravah (H7301) |
2 |
eating and drinking/watering together |
LXX Overlaps
| Hebrew Words |
Shared Greek |
Notes |
| saba (H7646) + male (H4390) |
both → ἐμπίπλημι (G1705) |
Greek conflates satisfaction and spatial filling |
| saba (H7646) + male (H4390) |
both → πλήθω (G4130) |
Same conflation through a second Greek verb |
| saba (H7646) + akal (H398) |
both → ἐσθίω (G2068) |
Greek sometimes renders "satisfied" as "ate" |
Roles in the Concept
- Prerequisite: akal (אָכַל) — the eating that precedes satisfaction
- Core verb: saba (שָׂבַע) — the experience of being satisfied/sated
- State adjective: sabea (שָׂבֵעַ) — the resulting condition ("full of days," "sated")
- Abstract noun: soba (שֹׂבַע) — satisfaction as a concept ("bread to the full")
- Spatial filling: male (מָלֵא) — filling a vessel/space (overlaps but distinct from appetite-satisfaction)
- Liquid satiation: ravah (רָוָה) — drenching, watering, saturating (the liquid-domain parallel to saba)
Key Passages Where Multiple Group Words Appear Together
- Deu 6:11 — [saba + male + akal] "houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not... thou shalt have eaten and be full"
- Jer 46:10 — [saba + akal + ravah] "the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood"
- Exo 16:3-12 — [saba + soba + akal] "when we did eat bread to the full... in the morning bread to the full... and ye shall be filled"
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Last updated: 2026-05-05