Strong's Lexicon

H7620

H7620 — שָׁבוַּע שָׁבוַּע שֶׁבוּעָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshabuwanoun mascOccurrences: 20TWOT: 2319d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7620
Word:שָׁבוַּע שָׁבוַּע שֶׁבוּעָה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:20
Transliteration:shabuwa
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah} also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m.
Meaning:1. literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
KJV Renderings:seven, week.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8430

שָׁבוּעַ noun masculine Dan 9:27 period of seven (days, years), heptad, week (on formation see LagBN 67); — absolute׳ שׁ Dan 9:27 (twice in verse); constructשְׁבֻעַ Gen 29:27; Gen 29:28 dual שְׁבֻעַיִם Lev 12:5 plural שָֽׁבֻע(וֺ)ת Exod 34:22 + 4 t. Deuteronomy + (in technical term) 2Chr 8:13 late שָֽׁבֻעִים Dan 9:24 + 4 t. Daniel; constructשְׁבֻעֹת Jer 5:24 (Ezek 45:21 read שִׁבְעַת with Vrss and all modern, see שֶׁבַע ); suffix שָׁבֻעֹתֵיבֶם Num 28:26

1. period of seven days (from a given time), week: Deut 16:9 (twice in verse); Lev 12:5 ( P ); of marriage feast Gen 29:27; Gen 29:28 ( E ; compare Judg 14:12; Tob 11:19); שָׁבֻעִים יָמִים Dan 10:2; Dan 10:3 three weeks, days (three weeks long); חֻקּוֺת קָצִיר ׳ שׁ Jer 5:24 weeks of statutes (i.e. weeks appointed by ׳ י) for harvest; technical term חַגּ שָֽׁבֻעֹת Exod 34:22 ( J ) feast of weeks (ending seven weeks of harvest), Deut 16:10; Deut 16:16; 2Chr 8:13 so ׳ שׁ alone Num 28:26 ( P ).
2. heptad or seven of years, late, Dan 9:24; Dan 9:25; Dan 9:26; Dan 9:27 (twice in verse). — שֻׁבֻעוֺת Ezek 21:28 see שָׁבַע ].


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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