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שִׁבְעִים

shibʻîym · H7657 · Hebrew · 91 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. seventy

    State in which a countable entity is seventy in number

    Examples

    Genesis 4:24 “If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

    Genesis 5:12 Now Kenan lived seventy years, and fathered Mahalalel.

    Genesis 5:31 So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

How it’s used In 2 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

4 occurrences in 3 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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In the other Testament 1 word
ἑβδομήκοντα hebdomḗkonta · G1440 · seventy
Direct numerical equivalent; ἑβδομήκοντα is the standard Greek rendering of Hebrew שִׁבְעִים across both cardinal and ordinal contexts.
Semantic domains 5 entries
Quantity002001001046
Genesis 5:12 records "Kenan lived seventy years," and Genesis 12:4 says "Abram was seventy-five years old," both directly attesting the numeral this word denotes.
Frequency002001003009
Genesis 4:24's "Lamech seventy-seven times" attests the repeated, multiplied occurrence this numeral can express.
Names of Waterbodies003001015
שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) is the cardinal number "seventy," as in occurrences glossed "seventy." This numeral sense does not independently attest the "Names of Waterbodies" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Names of Locations003001010
שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) is the cardinal number "seventy," as in occurrences glossed "seventy." This numeral sense does not independently attest the "Names of Locations" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), and שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Names of People003001007
שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) is the cardinal number "seventy," as in occurrences glossed "seventy." This numeral sense does not independently attest the "Names of People" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7652), שִׁבְעָה (Shibʻâh, H7656), 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.

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ · H7650 · to take an oath, to swear, to make (someone) swear · 185×שֶׁבַע shebaʻ · H7651 · seven, seventy · 393×שְׁבִיעִי shᵉbîyʻîy · H7637 · seventh · 98×שִׁבְעִיםshibʻîym · H7657שְׁבוּעָה shᵉbûwʻâh · H7621 · oath, curse · 31×שָׁבוּעַ shâbûwaʻ · H7620 · week · 20×שִׁבְעָה shibʻâh · H7655 · seven · 6×שִׁבְעָתַיִם shibʻâthayim · H7659 · seven, seventy · 6×שִׁבְעָנָה shibʻânâh · H7658 · seven · 1×
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7657. shibim שִׁבְעִים91 noun plural seventy (irregular plural of שֶׁבַע Ges§ 97f, R.…
H7657. shibim
שִׁבְעִים91 noun plural seventy (irregular plural of שֶׁבַע Ges§ 97f, R. 1); — not declined: — seventy (often as round number, compare KöHast DB NUMBER, 568 a):
1 without other number:
a. before singular noun year Gen 5:12 Gen 5:12t., man Jdg 9:2; Num 11:25 Num 11:7t., shekel Num 7:13 Num 7:11t., other n. 5 t.
b. before plural noun kings Jdg 1:7, sons Jdg 8:30; Jdg 9:24; 2Ki 10:1, brothers Jdg 9:56, asses Jdg 12:14, palms Exo 15:27; Num 33:9, males Ezr 8:7, Ezr 8:14.
c. after n.collective (בָּקָר) 2Ch 29:32, plural noun Dan 9:24.
d. predicate Gen 46:27.
e. noun omitted Exo 24:1, Exo 24:9 (man), Num 7:85 (shekel), compare Jdg 9:4.
2 ׳שׁ אֶלֶף = 70, 000 2Sa 24:15 2Sa 24:6t.
3 + other number:
a. + unit + singular noun Jdg 8:14; noun omitted 70 7(times) Gen 4:24, compare Ezr 2:40 = Neh 7:43 so 2 70 Num 31:38; plural noun + 70 7 Ezr 8:35; Ezr 8:5years + 70 year Gen 12:4.
b.570x 1000 (man) Est 9:16 compare Num 2:4; Num 3:43; Num 26:32; 270x 1000; Num 31:33 (בָּקָר precedes); 70 man, 50 x 1000 man 1Sa 6:19; 770year + 7 x 100 year Gen 5:31; noun omitted 370200 Num 3:46.
c. 70following hundreds:70year + 5 years Gen 25:7, and (noun omitted) 70 2 Ezr 2:3-4, = Neh 7:8-9, Neh 11:19; Neh 11:3 Ezr 2:36; Neh 7:39; 570 Ezr 2:5).
d. 10007x 100 570shekel Exo 38:25 and (noun omitted) Exodus 38:38.

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

Sources

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