What does שֶׁבַע · נִיר mean in the Bible?
שֶׁבַע · נִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number".
Hebrew · H7651, H5216
שִׁבְעָה נֵרֹת
Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number · a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
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שֶׁבַע H7651 seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
Pronunciation šebaʿ
Seven carries sacred completeness and divine fullness; extends to indefinite multiplicity in covenantal contexts
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נִיר H5216 a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ner
A lamp's burning flame: literal light-source and metaphor for divine guidance, life, or covenant faithfulness.
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What does שִׁבְעָה נֵרֹת (shivʿah nerot) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁבַע · נִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7651, H5216?
H7651, H5216 is connected to 442 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
Strong's H7651, H5216
Lexical occurrences 442 verses Source Gloss
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁבְעָה נֵרֹת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain