שֶׁבַע

H7651. sheba
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.