Movatterモバイル変換

Original Word:שֶׁבַע
Part of Speech:Noun
Transliteration:sheba`
Pronunciation:sheh-BAH or shih-BAH
Phonetic Spelling:(sheh'-bah)
Definition:Seven
Meaning:seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Word Origin:Derived from the root שָׁבַע (shava), meaning "to be full" or "to swear an oath."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G2033 (ἑπτά, hepta): The Greek equivalent for the number seven, used in the New Testament.

Usage:The Hebrew word "sheba" or "shibah" is primarily used to denote the number seven. It is a significant number in the Bible, often symbolizing completeness, perfection, and divine order. The number seven appears frequently in various contexts, including creation, rituals, and prophetic visions.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the number seven held symbolic significance, often associated with sacredness and completion. In the Bible, the number seven is seen in the seven days of creation, the seven feasts of Israel, and the sevenfold sprinkling of blood in sacrificial rituals. It is also used in covenantal contexts, as the root of the word is related to the concept of making an oath or a promise.

Word Origin
a prim. card. number
Definition
seven
NASB Translation
1,017* (2), 1,247* (2), 1,700* (3), 1,760* (1), 1,775* (2), 127* (3), 14,700* (1), 157,600* (1), 16,750* (1), 17,200* (1), 2,067* (1), 2,700* (1), 2,750* (1), 27,000* (1), 3,700* (1), 307,500* (1), 337,500* (2), 37,000* (1), 43,730* (1), 44,760* (1), 52,700* (1), 57,400* (2), 6,720* (2), 601,730* (1), 603,550* (1), 62,700* (2), 667* (1), 67* (1), 7,000* (8), 7,100* (1), 7,337* (4), 7,500* (1), 7,700* (4), 700* (5), 721* (1), 725* (1), 730* (1), 736* (2), 743* (2), 745* (1), 760* (2), 77* (1), 775* (1), 87,000* (1), forty-seven* (1), seven (270), seven times (6), sevens (2), seventeen* (6), seventeenth* (6), seventh (8), thirty-seven* (4), thirty-seventh* (3), twenty-seven* (1), twenty-seventh* (6).

I. ,₃₉₄

and (Late Hebrewid., MI¹⁶ Assyriansibi,sibittu (Dl^{Gr. § 65, 6};s = ), Arabic,, Sabean Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) Nabataean , Palmyrene ; Aramaic , ,,; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); — (c. ) absoluteGenesis 41:2 115t.; constructGenesis 5:26 47t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),1 Kings 14:21 (c.

) absoluteGenesis 4:24 100t.; constructGenesis 7:10 120t.; suffix2 Samuel 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt ; —seven:

without other number:

, before feminine plural nounGenesis 21:28 (J),Judges 16:13;Isaiah 4:1 80t., especiallyGenesis 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read for2 Samuel 24:13a, compare v^{b, c,} also and ""1 Chronicles 21:12; so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now),Genesis 33:3 (J),Leviticus 4:6 (P) + 17 t.;1 Kings 6:6; after nounEzekiel 40:20,26; noun omittedJob 5:19;Proverbs 6:16, + (= )Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28 (H),Psalm 119:64;Proverbs 24:16

before masculine plural nounNumbers 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. +Job 42:19 (read for Ges^{§ 97c} and most); + (distributive)Zechariah 4:2; after nounGenesis 7:4 (J),Exodus 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted1 Samuel 2:5 9t., including as ordinal, see below; but read for1 Kings 7:17 (twice in verse) Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also distributive = 7eachGenesis 7:2,3(J); as predicateGenesis 46:25 (P),

, before plural nounNumbers 23:4 (E),Numbers 8:2 (P),Ezekiel 45:23 (twice in verse);Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., inclGenesis 8:10 (J), + 88 t. +Ezekiel 45:21 (read for Vrss and modern),

= ordinal, Deuteronomy 15:2;2 Kings 12:2 3t.,Ezekiel 30:20, compareEzekiel 45:20;Genesis 7:10 (J),1 Chronicles 9:25

17yearsGenesis 37:2 3t. +1 Kings 14:21, also as ordinal1 Kings 22:52,2 Kings 16:1.

(that islot)1 Chronicles 24:15;1 Chronicles 25:24 (compare also, + other number,1 Chronicles 7:11;Ezra 2:30;Nehemiah 7:42), + 17th dayGenesis 7:11;Genesis 8:4; unusual isJeremiah 32:97shekels and 10 the silver

= 700Judges 8:26 39t. (butNehemiah 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

= 70001 Kings 20:30 2t.; =id.1 Kings 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 50x 1000Numbers 1:31;Numbers 2:8,31.

+ other number:

follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun afterJudges 8:14; also (= ordinal number)Ezekiel 29:17 2t.,2 Kings 13:10, compare2 Kings 15:1; (2) plural noun before other numberEzra 8:35;Nehemiah 7:1:[72];Nehemiah 7:71; (3) singular noun construct precedes1 Kings 16:10,15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each numberGenesis 23:1;Genesis 23:25 (both P), etc.

precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other numberGenesis 8:14;Exodus 6:16,20 3t. Esther; (2) noun repeatedGenesis 5:7;Genesis 11:21;Genesis 47:28, compareGenesis 5:25,31.

100017Ezra 2:39 =Nehemiah 7:42 — often with sacred significance:Genesis 21:28ff. (J),Exodus 37:23;Leviticus 4:6,17;Leviticus 8:11;Leviticus 14:27 + (P); as round numberGenesis 4:24 (song in J),Genesis 29:18ff;Genesis 31:23;Genesis 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t.Genesis 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare Wkl^{TelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246} Ne^{Mar,11 f.}; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially Kö^{Hast. DB NUMBER, 562 f.}, 565.

Job 42:13 read Ges^{§ 97c} and most.

by sevenfold, teen

Or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; fromshaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number -- (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compareshib'anah.

see HEBREWshaba'

see HEBREWshib'anah

בְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה בְּשִׁבְעָ֧ה בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ בְּשִׁבְעָה־ בְּשֶׁ֖בַע בַּשְּׁבִיעִ֡י בע בשביעי בשבע בשבעה בשבעה־ הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה הַשֶּׁבַע֮ השבע השבעה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת וְשִׁבְעַ֨ת וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה וְשִׁבְעָ֤ה וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה וְשִׁבְעָ֧ה וְשִׁבְעָ֨ה וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ וְשִׁבְעָה֙ וְשֶׁ֣בַע וְשֶׁ֤בַע וָשֶׁ֔בַע וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ וָשֶׁ֜בַע וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע ׀ וּשְׁבַ֣ע וּשְׁבַ֤ע וּשְׁבַ֥ע וּשְׁבַ֨ע וּשְׁבַע־ ובשבע ובשבעה ושבע ושבע־ ושבעה ושבעה׃ ושבעת לְשִׁבְעַ֖ת לְשִׁבְעַ֣ת לְשִׁבְעַ֧ת לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לְשִׁבְעָ֣ה לְשִׁבְעָ֤ה לְשִׁבְעָ֥ה לְשֶׁ֙בַע֙ לשבע לשבעה לשבעת מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה משבעה שְׁבַ֣ע שְׁבַ֤ע שְׁבַ֥ע שְׁבַֽע־ שְׁבַע־ שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת שִׁבְעַ֖ת שִׁבְעַ֞ת שִׁבְעַ֣ת שִׁבְעַ֤ת שִׁבְעַ֥ת שִׁבְעַ֨ת שִׁבְעַת֙ שִׁבְעַת־ שִׁבְעָ֑ה שִׁבְעָ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֗ה שִׁבְעָ֛ה שִׁבְעָ֜ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה שִׁבְעָ֤ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֧ה שִׁבְעָ֨ה שִׁבְעָֽה־ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ שִׁבְעָה֙ שִׁבְעָה֩ שִׁבְעָה־ שֶֽׁבַע שֶֽׁבַע־ שֶׁ֕בַע שֶׁ֖בַע שֶׁ֙בַע֙ שֶׁ֚בַע שֶׁ֛בַע שֶׁ֣בַע שֶׁ֤בַע שֶׁ֥בַע שֶׁ֧בַע שֶׁ֨בַע שֶׁ֨בַע ׀ שְׁבַעְתָּ֖ם שבע שבע־ שבעה שבעה־ שבעה׃ שבעת שבעת־ שבעתם ḇa‘ baš·šə·ḇî·‘î bashsheviI baššəḇî‘î bə·še·ḇa‘ bə·šiḇ·‘āh bə·šiḇ·‘āh- bəšeḇa‘ beSheva beshivah bəšiḇ‘āh bəšiḇ‘āh- haš·še·ḇa‘ haš·šiḇ·‘āh hashsheVa hashshivAh haššeḇa‘ haššiḇ‘āh lə·še·ḇa‘ lə·šiḇ·‘āh lə·šiḇ·‘aṯ ləšeḇa‘ leSheva leshivAh leshivAt ləšiḇ‘āh ləšiḇ‘aṯ miš·šiḇ·‘āh mishshivAh miššiḇ‘āh še·ḇa‘ šə·ḇa‘ še·ḇa‘- šə·ḇa‘- šə·ḇa‘·tām šeḇa‘ šəḇa‘ šeḇa‘- šəḇa‘- šəḇa‘tām Sheva shevaTam shivAh shivAt šiḇ‘āh šiḇ‘āh- šiḇ‘aṯ šiḇ‘aṯ- šiḇ·‘āh šiḇ·‘āh- šiḇ·‘aṯ šiḇ·‘aṯ- ū·ḇə·še·ḇa‘ ū·ḇə·šiḇ·‘āh ū·šă·ḇa‘ ū·šə·ḇa‘ ū·šə·ḇa‘- ūḇəšeḇa‘ ūḇəšiḇ‘āh ūšăḇa‘ ūšəḇa‘ ūšəḇa‘- ushaVa usheVa uveSheva uveshivAh va vaSheva veSheva veshivAh veshivAt wā·še·ḇa‘ wāšeḇa‘ wə·še·ḇa‘ wə·šiḇ·‘āh wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ wəšeḇa‘ wəšiḇ‘āh wəšiḇ‘aṯInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 4:24
HEB:וְלֶ֖מֶךְ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃
KJV: truly Lamech seventyand sevenfold.
INT: Lamech seventy-sevenfoldand sevenfold

Genesis 5:7
HEB:אֶת־ אֱנ֔וֹשׁ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
NAS: eight hundredand seven years after
KJV: hundredand seven years,
INT: became of Enoshand seven years eight

Genesis 5:25
HEB:וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה
KJV: eightyand seven years,
INT: lived Methuselahand seven and eighty-seven years

Genesis 5:26
HEB:וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: livedseven hundred
KJV: he begat Lamechseven hundred eighty
INT: and eighty-two yearsseven hundred years

Genesis 5:31
HEB:יְמֵי־ לֶ֔מֶךְ שֶׁ֤בַע וְשִׁבְעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה
NAS: of Lamechwere seven hundred
KJV: of Lamechwere seven hundred
INT: the days of Lamechwere seven and seventy-seven years

Genesis 5:31
HEB:וְשִׁבְעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
KJV: seventyand seven years:
INT: and seventy-seven yearswere seven hundred years

Genesis 7:2
HEB:תִּֽקַּח־ לְךָ֛ שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: animalby sevens, a male
INT: clean shall takesevens sevens A male

Genesis 7:2
HEB:לְךָ֛ שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ
INT: shall take sevenssevens A male and his female

Genesis 7:3
HEB:מֵע֧וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה זָכָ֣ר
NAS: of the sky,by sevens, male
INT: of the birds of the skysevens sevens male

Genesis 7:3
HEB:הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה זָכָ֣ר וּנְקֵבָ֑ה
INT: of the sky sevenssevens male and female

Genesis 7:4
HEB:לְיָמִ֨ים ע֜וֹד שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר
NAS:For after seven more days,
KJV: For yetseven days,
INT: days moreseven I will send

Genesis 7:10
HEB: וַֽיְהִ֖י לְשִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים וּמֵ֣י
NAS: It cameabout after the seven days,
KJV:And it came to pass after seven days,
INT: camethe seven days the water

Genesis 7:11
HEB:בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥ר י֖וֹם
NAS: month,on the seventeenth day
INT: month the secondseven teen day

Genesis 8:4
HEB:בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָה־ עָשָׂ֥ר י֖וֹם
NAS: month,on the seventeenth day
INT: month the seventhseven teen day

Genesis 8:10
HEB:וַיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹד שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים
NAS: yet anotherseven days; and again
KJV: yet otherseven days;
INT: waited yetseven days another

Genesis 8:12
HEB:וַיִּיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹד שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים
NAS: yet anotherseven days, and sent
KJV: yet otherseven days;
INT: waited yetseven days another

Genesis 8:14
HEB:וּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים י֖וֹם
KJV: month,on the seven and twentieth
INT: month the secondthe seven and twentieth day

Genesis 11:21
HEB:אֶת־ שְׂר֔וּג שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִם
NAS: two hundredand seven years
KJV: two hundredand seven years,
INT: became of Serugand seven years hundred

Genesis 21:28
HEB:אַבְרָהָ֗ם אֶת־ שֶׁ֛בַע כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת הַצֹּ֖אן
NAS: setseven ewe lambs
KJV: setseven ewe lambs
INT: set Abrahamseven ewe of the flock

Genesis 21:29
HEB:מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּה שֶׁ֤בַע כְּבָשֹׂת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה
NAS: do theseseven ewe lambs
KJV: What[mean] these seven ewe lambs
INT: What inseven ewe these

Genesis 21:30
HEB:כִּ֚י אֶת־ שֶׁ֣בַע כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת תִּקַּ֖ח
NAS: You shall takethese seven ewe lambs
KJV: And he said,For [these] seven ewe lambs
INT: said forseven ewe shall take

Genesis 23:1
HEB:וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י
INT: and twenty the yearsseven years years

Genesis 25:17
HEB:וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּגְוַ֣ע
KJV: and thirtyand seven years:
INT: thirty yearsand seven years breathed

Genesis 29:18
HEB:וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל
NAS: I will serveyou seven years
KJV: I will servethee seven years
INT: said will serveseven years Rachel

Genesis 29:20
HEB:יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּרָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ
NAS: So Jacob servedseven years for Rachel
KJV: servedseven years
INT: Jacob Rachelseven years become

394 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7651
394 Occurrences

baš·šə·ḇî·‘î — 1 Occ.
bə·še·ḇa‘ — 2 Occ.
bə·šiḇ·‘āh- — 7 Occ.
haš·še·ḇa‘ — 1 Occ.
haš·šiḇ·‘āh — 1 Occ.
lə·še·ḇa‘ — 1 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·‘āh — 5 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·‘aṯ — 6 Occ.
miš·šiḇ·‘āh — 2 Occ.
še·ḇa‘ — 124 Occ.
šə·ḇa‘·tām — 1 Occ.
šiḇ·‘āh — 58 Occ.
šiḇ·‘aṯ — 107 Occ.
ū·šă·ḇa‘ — 2 Occ.
ū·šə·ḇa‘ — 19 Occ.
ū·ḇə·še·ḇa‘ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·šiḇ·‘āh — 2 Occ.
ḇa‘ — 2 Occ.
wā·še·ḇa‘ — 7 Occ.
wə·še·ḇa‘ — 6 Occ.
wə·šiḇ·‘āh — 30 Occ.
wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ — 9 Occ.