Strong's Lexicon

H7657

H7657 — שִׁבעִים

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

Hebrewshib`iym.numberOccurrences: 91TWOT: 2319b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7657
Word:שִׁבעִים
Part of Speech:number
Etymology:multiple of H7651
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:91
Transliteration:shib`iym.
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shib-eem'
Meaning:1. seventy
KJV Renderings:seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8426

שִׁבְעִים91 noun plural seventy (irregular plural of שֶׁבַע Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f, R. 1); — not declined: — seventy (often as round number, compare Hast DB NUMBER, 568 a ):

1. without other number a. before singular noun year Gen 5:12 +12 t., man Judg 9:2; Num 11:25 + 7 t., shekel Num 7:13 + 11 t., other n. 5 t.
b. before plural noun kings Judg 1:7, sons Judg 8:30; Judg 9:24; 2Kgs 10:1, brothers Judg 9:56, asses Judg 12:14, palms Exod 15:27; Num 33:9, males Ezra 8:7; Ezra 8:14.
c. after collective noun (בָּקָר) 2Chr 29:32, plural noun Dan 9:24.
d. predicate Gen 46:27.
e. noun omitted Exod 24:1 ; Exod 24:9 (man), Num 7:85 (shekel), compare Judg 9:4.
2. אֶלֶף ׳ שׁ = 70,000 2Sam 24:15 + 6 t.
3. + other number a. + unit + singular noun Judg 8:14 noun omitted 70 + 7 (times) Gen 4:24, compare Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43 so 2 + 70 Num 31:38 plural noun + 70 + 7 Ezra 8:35 5 years + 70 year Gen 12:4.
b. 5 + 70 x 1000 (man) Esth 9:16 compare Num 2:4; Num 3:43; Num 26:32 2 + 70 x 1000; Num 31:33 (בָּקָר precedes); 70 man, 50 x 1000 man 1Sam 6:19 7 + 70 year + 7 x 100 year Gen 5:31 noun omitted 3 + 70 + 200 Num 3:46.
c. 70 following hundreds: 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7 , and (noun omitted) 70 + 2 Ezra 2:3; Ezra 2:4 = Neh 7:8 ; Neh 7:9; Neh 11:19 + 3 Ezra 2:36; Neh 7:39 5 + 70 Ezra 2:5).
d. 1000 + 7 x 100 + 5 + 70 shekel Exod 38:25 and (noun omitted) v Exod 38:38.


Other Resources

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

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