The meaning of “שִׁבְעָתַיִם”
Understanding shibʻâthayim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dual (adverbially) of שֶׁבַע seven(-fold, times). - seven-times 1) sevenfold, seven times 1a) sevenfold, seven times as ...
שִׁבְעָתַיִם
dual (adverbially) of שֶׁבַע seven(-fold, times). - seven-times 1) sevenfold, seven times 1a) sevenfold, seven times as much 1b) seven times
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:24 | “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.” Word: שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim) | |
| Psalms 79:12 | “And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.” Word: שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim) | |
| Proverbs 6:31 | “But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.” Word: שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim) | |
| Isaiah 30:26 | “Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.” Word: שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim) |