Homonym with H7667 (sheber, 'fracture/break'). This H7668 sheber refers to grain or food provisions β specifically grain purchased in a time of shortage. It appears predominantly in the Joseph narrative.
The sheber β grain sold during famine β is central to the Joseph story, one of Scripture's richest types of Christ. Joseph, rejected by his brothers, sold into Egypt, becomes the provider of sheber for the entire world, including those who betrayed him. When his brothers come to buy grain, they bow before the one they had cast away. Every element anticipates the gospel: Christ, rejected and 'sold,' becomes the Bread of Life for all who come to Him in their spiritual famine. 'Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price' (Isaiah 55:1) β the ultimate sheber freely given.