Hebrew · H7651

שֶׁבַע

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

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שֶׁבַעH7651

Pronunciationšebaʿ

What does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ): Seven carries sacred completeness and divine fullness; extends to indefinite multiplicity in covenantal contexts

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Questions this entry answers

What does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ): Seven carries sacred completeness and divine fullness; extends to indefinite multiplicity in covenantal contexts

How does the BSB render H7651?

The BSB source-word alignment has 392 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seven (103), for seven (60), . . . (55), And seven (18), the seven (14).

Where does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (62), Leviticus (46), Numbers (46), 2 Chronicles (23).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

seven103×Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:10, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12

for seven60×Genesis 31:23, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 13:6

. . .55×Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2

And seven18×Exodus 7:25, Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:29, Numbers 28:11

the seven14×Genesis 21:30, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:20

during the seven5×Genesis 41:34, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:47, Ezekiel 45:23

of the seven5×Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:4, Numbers 29:10

-4×Genesis 7:3, 1 Kings 7:17, Ezekiel 45:23, Zechariah 4:2

are seven4×Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Zechariah 3:9

in seven4×Deuteronomy 28:7, Deuteronomy 28:25, 1 Kings 6:38, Job 5:19

of seven4×2 Kings 8:3, Isaiah 30:26, Jeremiah 15:9, Ezekiel 3:16

seventeen4×1 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 13:1, 2 Chronicles 12:13, Jeremiah 32:9

In the seventh3×2 Kings 12:1, Esther 2:16, Jeremiah 52:28

into seven3×Joshua 18:5, Joshua 18:9, Isaiah 11:15

On the seventh3×2 Kings 25:8, Ezekiel 30:20, Ezekiel 45:20

seven times3×Leviticus 26:21, Psalms 119:164, Proverbs 24:16

sevenfold3×Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:28

1372×Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:20

7,000 {}2×1 Kings 20:15, Job 1:3

7432×Ezra 2:25, Nehemiah 7:29

7602×Ezra 2:9, Nehemiah 7:14

and the seven2×Genesis 41:26, Joshua 6:13

During those seven2×Genesis 41:48, Exodus 13:7

In the seventeenth2×1 Kings 22:51, 2 Kings 16:1

on the seventeenth2×Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4

seven [in all]2×1 Chronicles 3:24, 1 Chronicles 5:13

seven other2×Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23

the seventeenth2×1 Chronicles 24:15, 1 Chronicles 25:24

was seven2×2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Chronicles 24:1

when seven2×Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:18

with seven2×Judges 16:7, Zechariah 4:2

[and] seven1×Numbers 29:36

[was] seven1×2 Kings 11:21

[was] seventeen1×Genesis 37:2

[were] seven1×Ezekiel 41:3

[within the] seven1×Judges 14:12

[you are to present] seven1×Numbers 29:32

1271×Esther 1:1

2071×Genesis 11:21

57,4001×Numbers 2:8

7,1001×1 Chronicles 12:25

7,3371×Nehemiah 7:67

7,5001×Numbers 3:22

7,7001×2 Chronicles 17:11

7211×Nehemiah 7:37

7251×Ezra 2:33

7451×Jeremiah 52:30

7751×Ezra 2:5

7771×Genesis 5:31

7821×Genesis 5:26

a seven-day1×Esther 1:5

a seven-year1×2 Kings 8:1

among seven1×Ecclesiastes 11:2

and 7,7001×2 Chronicles 17:11

and 7301×Exodus 38:24

And for seven1×Ezekiel 3:15

and have seven1×Joshua 6:6

and it continues for seven1×Leviticus 23:34

and seven [more]1×1 Kings 8:65

as well as seven1×Jeremiah 52:25

but seven1×Genesis 41:30

By the twenty-seventh1×Genesis 8:14

for seven-day periods1×1 Chronicles 9:25

had lasted seven1×2 Chronicles 7:9

had seven1×Exodus 2:16

Have seven1×Joshua 6:4

He had seven1×Job 1:2

her seven1×Proverbs 9:1

it seven1×Leviticus 4:17

it will take seven1×Leviticus 8:33

its seven1×Exodus 37:23

let seven1×2 Samuel 21:6

made seven1×1 Samuel 16:10

Moreover, the seven1×Genesis 41:27

numbered 57,4001×Numbers 1:31

of [every] seven1×Deuteronomy 31:10

of every seven1×Deuteronomy 15:1

of the 1271×Esther 8:9

off seven1×Ezekiel 44:26

seven [pairs]1×Genesis 7:3

seven pairs of1×Genesis 7:2

seventh1×Jeremiah 34:14

seventy-sevenfold1×Genesis 4:24

So in the seventh1×Ezra 7:7

so that the seven1×Leviticus 25:8

taking seven1×Exodus 29:35

than seven men1×Proverbs 26:16

the 1271×Esther 9:30

the 7001×Judges 20:15

The seventh1×Deuteronomy 15:9

the whole seven1×Judges 14:17

their 7,3371×Ezra 2:65

there were 17,2001×1 Chronicles 7:11

there were 7001×Judges 20:16

there will be seven1×Daniel 9:25

They had 7361×Ezra 2:66

three1×2 Samuel 24:13

vvv1×Genesis 47:28

When the seven1×Genesis 41:53

you seven1×Genesis 29:18

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 4:24וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃toseventy-sevenfoldConjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Genesis 5:7שֶׁ֣בַעto. . .Number - feminine singular Genesis 5:25שֶׁ֧בַעto. . .Number - feminine singular Genesis 5:26וּשְׁבַ֥עto782Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct Genesis 5:31שֶׁ֤בַעto777Number - feminine singular Genesis 5:31וּשְׁבַ֥עto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct Genesis 7:2שִׁבְעָ֥הtoseven pairs ofNumber - masculine singular Genesis 7:2שִׁבְעָ֖הto. . .Number - masculine singular Genesis 7:3שִׁבְעָ֖הtoseven [pairs]Number - masculine singular Genesis 7:3שִׁבְעָ֥הto-Number - masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 4:24

Aligned rows392

Books represented27

Genesis62Exodus19Leviticus46Numbers46Deuteronomy12Joshua15Judges13Ruth11 Samuel72 Samuel71 Kings182 Kings181 Chronicles222 Chronicles23Ezra13Nehemiah12Esther8Job7Psalms1Proverbs5Ecclesiastes1Isaiah3Jeremiah7Ezekiel19Daniel1Micah1Zechariah5

Source forms

שִׁבְעַ֥ת46xšiḇ·‘aṯGenesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 50:10, Exodus 13:6

שִׁבְעַ֣ת43xšiḇ·‘aṯGenesis 31:23, Exodus 7:25, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 13:7

שֶׁ֣בַע34xše·ḇa‘Genesis 5:7, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:20

שֶׁ֥בַע24xše·ḇa‘Genesis 11:21, Genesis 41:24, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:29

שְׁבַ֥ע16xšə·ḇa‘Genesis 47:28, Numbers 4:36, Numbers 26:51, Judges 20:15

וּשְׁבַ֥ע10xū·šə·ḇa‘Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Numbers 1:39, Numbers 2:26

שֶׁ֖בַע10xše·ḇa‘Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:53, Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:21

שִׁבְעָ֥ה10xšiḇ·‘āhGenesis 7:2, Genesis 7:3, Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:29

Parsing patterns

Number - masculine singular construct107xGenesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 50:10

Number - feminine singular99xGenesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:21

Number - masculine singular58xGenesis 7:2, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 46:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular30xGenesis 4:24, Numbers 2:31, Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:29

Number - feminine singular construct25xGenesis 37:2, Genesis 47:28, Numbers 4:36, Numbers 26:51

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct21xGenesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular13xGenesis 23:1, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct9xNumbers 31:36, 1 Kings 8:65, 1 Chronicles 18:4, 1 Chronicles 29:4

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

What does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7651?

Where does שֶׁבַע (šebaʿ) appear in Scripture?

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