The meaning of “שֶׁבַע”
Understanding shebaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה shibʻâh (shibaw')); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-t...
שֶׁבַע
or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה shibʻâh (shibaw')); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה. - seven (as the sacred full one) - also (adverbially) seven times - by implication, a week - by extension, an indefinite number 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:2 | “And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.” Word: שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) | |
| Joshua 6:15 | “And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.” Word: שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) | |
| 1 Kings 16:10 | “And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.” Word: שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) | |
| Nehemiah 7:42 | “The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.” Word: שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) | |
| Ecclesiastes 11:2 | “Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.” Word: שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) |