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שִׁבְעָה

Shibʻâh · H7656 · Hebrew · proper noun · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. Shiba, Sheba

    Well, dug by servants of Isaac, later named Beer-Sheba

    Examples

    Genesis 26:33 So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

How it’s used In 1 role

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1 occurrences in 1 groups

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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Semantic domains 5 entries
Quantity002001001046
שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656) occurs only once, glossed "Shibah" (the name of a well), and shows no independent basis for the "Quantity" domain. That classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this proper name's own occurrence.
Frequency002001003009
שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656) occurs only once, glossed "Shibah" (the name of a well), and shows no independent basis for the "Frequency" domain. That classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this proper name's own occurrence.
Names of Waterbodies003001015
Genesis 26:33 records, "he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day," directly attesting this word's association with the well at the heart of the Beersheba narrative.
Names of Locations003001010
Genesis 26:33's naming of the city Beersheba directly attests this word's use as a place name.
Names of People003001007
שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656) occurs only once, glossed "Shibah," naming a well (a place, not a person). The "Names of People" classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrence.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7656. Shibah שִׁבְעָה proper name, feminine putei, Gen 26:33 (J); Ὅρκος; (explanation of…
H7656. Shibah
שִׁבְעָה proper name, feminine putei, Gen 26:33 (J); Ὅρκος; (explanation of name שֶׁבַע בְּאֵר.)

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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