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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4518. σαβαχθάνι (sabachthani) -- "You have forsaken me"</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4518.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/12-58.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4518.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4518</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4517.htm" title="4517">◄</a> 4518. sabachthani <a href="../greek/4519.htm" title="4519">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sabachthani: "You have forsaken me"</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σαβαχθάνι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Aramaic Transliterated Word (Indeclinable); Hebrew<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sabachthani<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-bakh-thah'-nee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sab-akh-than-ee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>"You have forsaken me"<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>thou hast forsaken me.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Aramaic origin, derived from the phrase "שְׁבַקְתַּנִי" (shevaktani)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent of "sabachthani" is found in Psalm 22:1, where the phrase "עֲזַבְתָּנִי" (azavtani) is used, corresponding to Strong's Hebrew entry H5800, "עָזַב" (azab), meaning "to forsake" or "to leave."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "sabachthani" is famously used in the New Testament as part of Jesus' cry from the cross, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which translates to "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27:46, BSB). This expression is a direct quotation from Psalm 22:1, highlighting Jesus' fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and His experience of profound anguish and separation as He bore the sins of humanity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The phrase "sabachthani" is Aramaic, the common language spoken by Jews in Palestine during the time of Jesus. Aramaic was widely used in the Near East from the 6th century BC and was the lingua franca of the region. Jesus' use of Aramaic on the cross underscores His identification with the people of His time and His role as the suffering servant. The cry reflects the depth of His suffering and the weight of divine judgment He bore on behalf of sinners.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Aramaic origin <a href="/hebrew/7662.htm">shebaq</a> with pronoun suff.<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>you have forsaken me<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sabachthani (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4518: σαβαχθάνι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σαβαχθάνι</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σαβαχθανει</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (see <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 155, and under the word <span class="greek2">εἰ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἰ</span>), <span class="greek2">σαβακθανι</span> Lachmann (in Matt. only) (<span class="hebrew">שְׁבַקתַּנִי</span>, from the Chaldean <span class="hebrew">שְׁבַק</span>), <span class="accented">thou hast forsaken me</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/21-2.htm">Psalm 21:2</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 22:2>), for the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">עֲזַבְתַּנִי</span>, which is so rendered also by the Chaldee paraphrast). (See <span class="abbreviation">Kautzsch</span>, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram. (Leipzig 1884), p. 11.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sabachthani, you have left me<p>Of Chaldee or (<a href="/hebrew/7662.htm">shbaq</a> with pronominal suffix); thou hast left me; sabachthani (i.e. Shebakthani), a cry of distress -- sabachthani. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7662.htm">shbaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σαβαχθανει σαβαχθανεί σαβαχθανι σαβαχθανί sabachthani<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Aramaic Word">Aram</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ηλι λεμὰ <b>σαβαχθανι</b> τοῦτ' ἔστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> LAMA <span class="itali">SABACHTHANI?</span> that is, MY GOD,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lama <span class="itali">sabachthani?</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Eli lama <span class="itali">sabachthani</span> that is<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Aramaic Word">Aram</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐλωί λεμα <b>σαβαχθανι</b> ὅ ἐστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> LAMA <span class="itali">SABACHTHANI?</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Eloi, lama <span class="itali">sabachthani?</span> which is,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Eloi lama <span class="itali">sabachthani</span> which is<p><b><a href="/greek/4518.htm">Strong's Greek 4518</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4518.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sabachthani_4518.htm">σαβαχθανι — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4517.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4517"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4517" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4519.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4519"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4519" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>