Strong's Lexicon: H7651 שֶׁבַע שִׁבעָה

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7651
Word:	שֶׁבַע שִׁבעָה
Part of Speech:	n-e.
Etymology:	from H7650
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	395
Transliteration:	sheba
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (sheh'-bah) (or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}) n-e.
Meaning:	1. a primitive cardinal number 2. seven (as the sacred full one) 3. (also, adverbially) seven times 4. (by implication) a week 5. (by extension) an indefinite number
KJV Renderings:	(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times).

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BDB8424

I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה₃₉₄ noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI¹⁶ שבעת Assyrian sibi , sibittu (Dl^{Gr. § 65, 6} ; s = שׁ), Arabic [untranscribed source text 5393], [untranscribed source text 5394], Sabean סבע Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5395] [untranscribed source text 5396] Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, [untranscribed source text 5397], [untranscribed source text 5398]; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); — masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 + 115 t.; construct שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 + 47 t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1Kgs 14:21 feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 + 100 t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 + 120 t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sam 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:

1. without other number:

a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Gen 21:28 ( J ), Judg 16:13; Isa 4:1 + 80 t., especially שָׁנִים ׳ שׁ Gen 29:18 ( E ) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2Sam 24:13 a, compare v^{b, c,} also ᵐ5 and || 1Chr 21:12 so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פִּעָמִים ׳ שׁ Gen 33:3 ( J ), Lev 4:6 ( P ) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳ שׁ 1Kgs 6:6 after noun Ezek 40:20 ; Ezek 40:26 noun omitted Job 5:19 ; Prov 6:16 , + (= ׳ פְּעָמִים שׁ) Lev 26:18; Lev 26:21; Lev 26:24; Lev 26:28 ( H ), Ps 119:64; Prov 24:16

b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Num 23:1 (3 t. in verse) ( E ) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳ שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c} and most); + (distributive) ׳ וְשׁ ׳ שׁ Zech 4:2 after noun Gen 7:4 ( J ), Exod 25:37 ( P ) + 12 t. ( P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1Sam 2:5 + 9 t., including ׳ שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳ שׁ ׳ שׁ distributive = 7 each Gen 7:2; Gen 7:3 ( J ); as predicate Gen 46:25 ( P ),

c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Num 23:4 ( E ), Num 8:2 ( P ), Ezek 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳ שׁ Gen 8:10 ( J ), + 88 t. + Ezek 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),

d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַע Deut 15:2; 2Kgs 12:2 + 3 t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezek 30:20 , compare Ezek 45:20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Gen 7:10 ( J ), 1Chr 9:25

2. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years Gen 37:2 + 3 t. + 1Kgs 14:21 , also as ordinal ׳ עֶשׂ ׳ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 22:52 , שָׁנָה ׳ עֶשׂ ׳ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 16:1.

b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1Chr 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Neh 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Gen 7:11; Gen 8:4 unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳ שׁ Jer 32:9 7 shekels and 10 the silver

3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judg 8:26 + 39 t. (but Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1Kgs 20:30 + 2 t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1Kgs 20:15 + 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 + 50 x 1000 Num 1:31; Num 2:8; Num 2:31.

5. ׳ שׁ + other number:

a. ׳ שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳ שׁ Judg 8:14 also (= ordinal number) Ezek 29:17 + 2 t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳ שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2Kgs 13:10 , compare 2Kgs 15:1 (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Neh 7:1:[72]; Neh 7:71 (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳ בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1Kgs 16:10 ; 1Kgs 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Gen 23:1; Gen 23:25 (both P ), etc.

b. ׳ שׁ precedes 10 t. ( P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Gen 8:14; Exod 6:16; Exod 6:20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Gen 5:7; Gen 11:21; Gen 47:28, compare Gen 5:25; Gen 5:31.

c. 1000 + 17 Ezra 2:39 = Neh 7:42 — ׳ שׁ often with sacred significance: Gen 21:28ff. ( J ), Exod 37:23; Lev 4:6 ; Lev 4:17; Lev 8:11; Lev 14:27 + ( P ); as round number Gen 4:24 (song in J ), Gen 29:18 ff; Gen 31:23 ; Gen 41:2 ff (all E ), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Gen 33:3 ( J ; in great humility), compare Wkl^{TelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246} Ne^{Mar,11 f.}; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially Kö^{Hast. DB NUMBER, 562 f.}, 565.

BDB8428

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c} and most.

BDB9929

[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע ); — absolute ׳ שׁ before noun masculine plural Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 construct שֶׁבְעַת before noun masculine pluralEzra Dan 7:14 חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Dan 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד , √ אחד.

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