שִׁבְעָתַיִם
shibʻâthayim · H7659 · Hebrew · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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seven
State in which a countable entity is seven in number
ExamplesIsaiah 30:26 And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the LORD binds up the fracture of His people and heals the wound He has inflicted.
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seventy
State in which a countable entity is seventy in number
ExamplesGenesis 4:24 “If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
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sevenfold, seven times over
State in which an event is to be repeated seven times
ExamplesGenesis 4:15 So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him seven times as much.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.
Genesis 4:24 “If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words; Like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times.
How it’s used In 1 role
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
- שָׁלַםto repay, to make restitution, to complete 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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Semantic domains 5 entries
- Quantity002001001046
- Genesis 4:15 declares "vengeance will be taken on him seven times as much," and Proverbs 6:31 says a thief "must repay seven times as much," both directly attesting the multiplied quantity this word denotes.
- Frequency002001003009
- Psalm 79:12's "return to our neighbors seven times as much" likewise attests the repeated, multiplied measure this word expresses.
- Names of Waterbodies003001015
- שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) is a numeral adverb meaning "sevenfold," as in occurrences glossed "sevenfold." This 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 שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- Names of Locations003001010
- שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) is a numeral adverb meaning "sevenfold," as in occurrences glossed "sevenfold." This 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 שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- Names of People003001007
- שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, H7659) is a numeral adverb meaning "sevenfold," as in occurrences glossed "sevenfold." This 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 שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, H7657) 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 H7659. shibathayim שִׁבְעָתַ֫יִם noun feminine dual seven-fold, seven times (compare…
שִׁבְעָתַ֫יִם noun feminine dual seven-fold, seven times (compare Ges§§ 97h, 134r); —
1 seven-fold, seven times as much, Isa 30:26; Pro 6:31; as adverb Gen 4:15, Gen 4:24; Psa 79:12.
2 seven times, adverb Psa 12:7. — 2Sa 21:9 read Qr שְׁבַעְתָּם see I. שֶׁבַע.
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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