- Original: שׁבר שׂבר - Transliteration: Sabar - Phonetic: saw-bar' - Definition: 1. to inspect, examine, wait, hope, wait upon a. (Qal) examined (participle) b. (Piel) 1. to wait (for), wait upon 2. to hope (for) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2232 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: the second form being used erroneously in Nehemiah 2:13 Nehemiah 2:15; a primitive root; to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience): - hope tarry view wait. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • hope, 1 Isaiah 38:18 • hoped, 2 Esther 9:1; Psalm 119:166 • tarry, 1 Ruth 1:13 • viewed, 2 Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 2:15 • wait, 2 Psalm 104:27; Psalm 145:15