שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ · H7651 · Hebrew · 393 occurrences
Meanings
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sevenfold, seven times over
State in which an event is to be repeated seven times
ExamplesGenesis 7:2 “You shall take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and his female; and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and his female;
Genesis 7:4 “For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will wipe out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.”
2 Samuel 21:9 Then he handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest.
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seventy
The numerical value of seventy, representing a specific multiple of ten
ExamplesGenesis 4:24 “If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
Genesis 5:31 So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
Exodus 38:25 And the silver of those of the congregation who were counted was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
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Sheba
Man; tribe of Gad
Examples1 Chronicles 5:13 Their relatives of their fathers’ households were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
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Beersheba
A settlement located in the southern region of Judah, often paired with Dan to represent the entire territorial extent of Israel
Examples2 Kings 12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Chronicles 24:1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- בֶּרֶךְknee 1
- פֶּהmouth 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- יָלַדto bear 1
- שָׁאַרto remain 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- כֹתֶרֶתcapital 2
- עַיִןeye, sight 1
- וֹhim 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
18 occurrences in 9 groups
- בֵּןson 8
- פָּקַדto number, to punish 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָלַדto bear 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- ἑπτά heptá · G2033 · seven
- Greek ἑπτά is the standard numerical translation equivalent of Hebrew שֶׁבַע, "seven," in both its cardinal and ordinal uses.
- ἑπτάκις heptákis · G2034 · seven times
- Greek adverbial form ἑπτάκις specifically denotes the frequency 'seven times' and translates Hebrew שֶׁבַע when the Hebrew functions adverbially to express iteration or multiplication (sevenfold, seven times), representing the natural Greek rendering of this particular semantic function of the Hebrew numeral.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Quantity002001001046
- Genesis 4:24 has Lamech declare, "If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times," directly attesting the numeral this word denotes.
- Frequency002001003009
- Genesis 4:24's repeated "seven times... seventy-seven times" also attests the repeated, multiplied occurrence this numeral can express.
- Names of Waterbodies003001015
- שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) is the cardinal number "seven." The quotation "If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times" at Genesis 4:24 shows this numeral sense, which does not independently attest the "Names of Waterbodies" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- Names of Locations003001010
- שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) is the cardinal number "seven." The quotation "If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times" at Genesis 4:24 shows this numeral sense, which does not independently attest the "Names of Locations" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- Names of People003001007
- שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) is the cardinal number "seven." The quotation "If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times" at Genesis 4:24 shows this numeral sense, which does not independently attest the "Names of People" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7651. sheba or shibah I. שִׁבְעָה שֶׁבַע,394 noun masculine and feminine seven (Late…
or shibah I. שִׁבְעָה שֶׁבַע,394
noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI16 שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (DlGr. § 65, 6; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע HomChr 47, 124, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבעה שבע, Palmyrene שבעה שבעא; Aramaic שִׁבְעָא שְׁבַע,, , ; on etymology compare LagBN 37 f.); — masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 115t.; construct שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 47t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1Ki 14:21 feminine (c.
noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 100t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 120t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sa 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), Jdg 16:13; Isa 4:1 80t., especially ׳שׁ שָׁנִים Gen 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2Sa 24:13a, compare vb, c, also ᵐ5 and || 1Ch 21:12; so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), ׳שׁ מִּעָמִים Gen 33:3 (J), Lev 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; ׳שׁ רָחְבָּהּ בָּאַמָּה 1Ki 6:6; after noun Eze 40:20, Eze 40:26; noun omitted Job 5:19; Pro 6:16, + (= שׁ ׳מְּעָמִים) Lev 26:18, Lev 26:21, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:28 (H), Psa 119:64; Pro 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§ 97c and most); + (distributive) ׳שׁ ׳וְשׁ Zec 4:2; after noun Gen 7:4 (J), Exo 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1Sa 2:5 1Sa 2:9t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1Ki 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Gen 7:2-3,(J); as predicate Gen 46:25 (P),
c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Num 23:4 (E), Num 8:2 (P), Eze 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl ׳שׁ יָמִים Gen 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Eze 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
d. = ordinal, (הַ)שֶּׁבַע שְׁנַתDeu 15:2; 2Ki 12:2-3t., לַחֹדֶשׁ בְּשִׁבְעָה Eze 30:20, compare Eze 45:20; הַיָּמִים לְשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 (J), 1Ch 9:25
2 שָׁנָה עֶשְׂרֵה שְׁבַע17years Gen 37:2-3t. + 1Ki 14:21, also as ordinal שׁ ׳בִּשְׁנַת ׳עֶשׂ 1Ki 22:52, שׁ ׳בִּשְׁנַת ׳עֶשׂ שָׁנָה 2Ki 16:1.
b. עָשָׂר שִׁבְעָה (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1Ch 24:15; 1Ch 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1Ch 7:11; Ezr 2:30; Neh 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Gen 7:11; Gen 8:4; unusual is ׳שׁ הַכֶּסֶף וַעֲשָׂרָה שְׁקָלִים Jer 32:9 7shekels and 10 the silver
3 מֵאוֺת שְׁבַע = 700 Jdg 8:26 39t. (but Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).
4 אֶלֶף שִׁבְעָה = 7000 1Ki 20:30 1Ki 20:2t.; אֲלָפִים שִׁבְעַת = id. 1Ki 20:15+ 15 t.; 57, 000 is 7 50x 1000 Num 1:31; Num 2:8, Num 2:31.
5 ׳שׁ + other number:
a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Jdg 8:14; also (= ordinal number) Eze 29:17 Eze 29:2t., וָשׁ ׳שְׁלשִׁים שָׁנָה שְׁנַת 2Ki 13:10, compare 2Ki 15:1; (2) plural noun before other number Ezr 8:35; Neh 7:1:[72]; Neh 7:71; (3) singular noun construct precedes וָשׁ עֶשְׂרִים ׳בִּשְׁנַת 1Ki 16:10, 1Ki 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Gen 23:1; Genesis 23:25 (both P), etc.
b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Gen 8:14; Exo 6:16, Exo 6:20 Exo 6:3t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Gen 5:7; Gen 11:21; Gen 47:28, compare Gen 5:25, Gen 5:31.
c.100017 Ezr 2:39 = Neh 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Gen 21:28ff. (J), Exo 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 29:18ff; Gen 31:23; Gen 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Gen 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare WklTelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246 NeMar,11 f.; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially KöHast. DB NUMBER, 562 f., 565.
שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges§ 97c and most.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
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