H7651Hebrewšiḇʿaṯ

שֶׁבַע

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

392
Total Occurrences
27
Books
392
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

Etymology & Derivation

or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from H7650 (שָׁבַע); a primitive cardinal number;

KJV Usage

([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.seven (cardinal number)
  • 2.as ordinal number
  • 3.in combination17, 700, etc.

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shebaʻ; Pronunciation: sheh'-bah

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