H6638 H6638
to swell up; specifically of a woman's belly swelling as a curse for adultery
This verb describes the physical swelling of the adulteress's belly in the ordeal of bitter water described in Numbers 5. When a wife suspected of unfaithfulness drinks the cursed water, if she is guilty her belly will swell and her thigh will waste away. The verb appears in both the declaration of the curse and its fulfillment. This graphic sign would publicly demonstrate her guilt and divine judgment, serving as a deterrent to marital infidelity in Israel.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Both instances occur in the ordeal ritual of Numbers 5 (verses 22 and 27), describing the belly's swelling as evidence of guilt. The translations consistently use 'swell': Spanish 'hinchar/hinchará,' though French and German borrow the English 'swell' suggesting difficulty finding a precise equivalent. The physical symptom functions as divine testimony—when the woman is guilty, 'her belly shall swell and her thigh shall fall away.' This dramatic bodily sign would vindicate either the husband's suspicion or the wife's innocence before the community. 2×
AR["لِ-انْتِفَاخِ", "وَ-تَنْتَفِخُ"]·ben["এবং-ফুলে-যাবে", "ফোলাতে"]·DE["und-soll-swell", "zu-swell"]·EN["and-shall-swell", "to-swell"]·FR["et-devra-swell", "à-swell"]·heb["ו-צבתה", "ל-צבות"]·HI["और-सूजे", "सुजाने-के-लिए"]·ID["dan-akan-kembung", "untuk-membuat-kembung"]·IT["a-swell", "e-dovra-swell"]·jav["kangge-nggawe-abuh", "lan-abuh"]·KO["그리고-붓으리라", "붓게-하기-위하여"]·PT["e-inchará", "para-inchar"]·RU["для-вздутия", "и-вздуется"]·ES["para-hinchar", "y-se-hinchará"]·SW["Ltsbut", "Utsbth"]·TR["ve-şişecek", "şişirmek-için-"]·urd["اور-پھولے", "پھلانے-کو"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† I. [צָבָה] vb. swell, swell up (NH id.);— Qal Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְצָֽבְתָה Nu 5:27; appar. Hiph. Inf. cstr. לַצְבּוֹת v 22, Qal לִצְבּוֹת Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2; both of adulteress’ belly.—צֹבֶיהָ Is 29:7 v. צָבָא" dir="rtl" >צבא.