7651. sheba or shibah

Strong's Lexicon

sheba or shibah: Seven

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

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).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה₃₉₄

noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI¹⁶ שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (Dl^{Gr. § 65, 6}; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); — masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Genesis 41:2 115t.; construct שְׁבַע Genesis 5:26 47t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1 Kings 14:21 feminine (c.

noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Genesis 4:24 100t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Genesis 7:10 120t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2 Samuel 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:

1 without other number:

a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Genesis 21:28 (J), Judges 16:13; Isaiah 4:1 80t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Genesis 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2 Samuel 24:13a, compare v^{b, c,} also ᵐ5 and "" 1 Chronicles 21:12; so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), מִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Genesis 33:3 (J), Leviticus 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1 Kings 6:6; after noun Ezekiel 40:20,26; noun omitted Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16, + (= ׳מְּעָמִים שׁ) Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28 (H), Psalm 119:64; Proverbs 24:16

b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Numbers 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges^{§ 97c} and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zechariah 4:2; after noun Genesis 7:4 (J), Exodus 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1 Samuel 2:5 9t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1 Kings 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Genesis 7:2,3(J); as predicate Genesis 46:25 (P),

c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Numbers 23:4 (E), Numbers 8:2 (P), Ezekiel 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ Genesis 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezekiel 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),

d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeuteronomy 15:2; 2 Kings 12:2 3t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezekiel 30:20, compare Ezekiel 45:20; לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Genesis 7:10 (J), 1 Chronicles 9:25

2 שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה17years Genesis 37:2 3t. + 1 Kings 14:21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1 Kings 22:52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2 Kings 16:1.

b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1 Chronicles 24:15; 1 Chronicles 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1 Chronicles 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Nehemiah 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:4; unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jeremiah 32:9 7shekels and 10 the silver

3 שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judges 8:26 39t. (but Nehemiah 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

4 שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1 Kings 20:30 2t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1 Kings 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 50x 1000 Numbers 1:31; Numbers 2:8,31.

5 ׳שׁ + other number:

a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Judges 8:14; also (= ordinal number) Ezekiel 29:17 2t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2 Kings 13:10, compare 2 Kings 15:1; (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Nehemiah 7:1:[72]; Nehemiah 7:71; (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1 Kings 16:10,15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Genesis 23:1; Genesis 23:25 (both P), etc.

b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Genesis 8:14; Exodus 6:16,20 3t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Genesis 5:7; Genesis 11:21; Genesis 47:28, compare Genesis 5:25,31.

c.100017 Ezra 2:39 = Nehemiah 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Genesis 21:28ff. (J), Exodus 37:23; Leviticus 4:6,17; Leviticus 8:11; Leviticus 14:27 + (P); as round number Genesis 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.

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges^{§ 97c} and most.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

by sevenfold, teen

Or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from shaba'; 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). Compare shib'anah.

see HEBREW shaba'

see HEBREW shib'anah

Forms and Transliterations

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‘aṯ

Englishman's Concordance

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

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

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

Genesis 5:26
HEB: וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: lived seven hundred
KJV: he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty
INT: and eighty-two years seven hundred years

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

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

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

Genesis 7:2
HEB: לְךָ֛ שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ
INT: shall take sevens sevens 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 sky sevens sevens male

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Genesis 29:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל
NAS: I will serve you seven years
KJV: I will serve thee seven years
INT: said will serve seven years Rachel

Genesis 29:20
HEB: יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּרָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ
NAS: So Jacob served seven years for Rachel
KJV: served seven years
INT: Jacob Rachel seven 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.