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I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה394 noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI16 שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (DlGr. § 65, 6; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע HomChr 47, 124, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare LagBN 37 f.); — masculine (c.
noun feminine) absolute
שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 + 115 t.; construct
שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 + 47 t., especially
P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),
וּשֲׁבַע 1Kgs 14:21 feminine (c.
noun masculine) absolute
שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 + 100 t.; construct
שִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 + 120 t.; suffix
שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sam 21:9 Qr (so
Vrss and modern; see
Dr; >
Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; —
seven: 1. without other number:
a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun
Gen 21:28 (
J),
Judg 16:13;
Isa 4:1 + 80 t., especially
שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Gen 29:18 (
E) + 32 t. (but read
שׁלוֺשׁ for
שֶׁבַע 2Sam 24:13a, compare v
b, c, also
ᵐ5 and ||
1Chr 21:12 so
Th We Dr Bu HPS Now),
פִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 33:3 (
J),
Lev 4:6 (
P) + 17 t.;
בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 6:6 after noun
Ezek 40:20;
Ezek 40:26 noun omitted
Job 5:19;
Prov 6:16, + (=
׳פְּעָמִים שׁ)
Lev 26:18;
Lev 26:21;
Lev 26:24;
Lev 26:28 (
H),
Ps 119:64;
Prov 24:16 b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun
Num 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (
E) + 40 t. +
Job 42:19 (read
׳שׁ for
שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most); + (distributive)
׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zech 4:2 after noun
Gen 7:4 (
J),
Exod 25:37 (
P) + 12 t. (
P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted
1Sam 2:5 + 9 t., including
׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read
שְׂבָכָה for
שִׁבְעָה 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse)
ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also
׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7
each Gen 7:2;
Gen 7:3 (
J); as predicate
Gen 46:25 (
P),
c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun
Num 23:4 (
E),
Num 8:2 (
P),
Ezek 45:23 (twice in verse);
Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl
יָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 8:10 (
J), + 88 t. +
Ezek 45:21 (read
שִׁבְעַת for
שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
d. = ordinal,
שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeut 15:2;
2Kgs 12:2 + 3 t.,
בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezek 30:20, compare
Ezek 45:20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Gen 7:10 (
J),
1Chr 9:25 3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700
Judg 8:26 + 39 t. (but
Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora
Baer Gi q. v.).
5. ׳שׁ + other number:
a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after
׳שׁ Judg 8:14 also (= ordinal number)
Ezek 29:17 + 2 t.,
שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2Kgs 13:10, compare
2Kgs 15:1 (2) plural noun before other number
Ezra 8:35;
Neh 7:1:[72];
Neh 7:71 (3) singular noun construct precedes
׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1Kgs 16:10;
1Kgs 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number
Gen 23:1;
Gen 23:25 (both
P), etc.
b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (
P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number
Gen 8:14;
Exod 6:16;
Exod 6:20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated
Gen 5:7;
Gen 11:21;
Gen 47:28, compare
Gen 5:25;
Gen 5:31.
c. 1000 + 17
Ezra 2:39 =
Neh 7:42 —
׳שׁ often with sacred significance:
Gen 21:28ff. (
J),
Exod 37:23;
Lev 4:6;
Lev 4:17;
Lev 8:11;
Lev 14:27 + (
P); as round number
Gen 4:24 (song in
J),
Gen 29:18ff;
Gen 31:23;
Gen 41:2ff (all
E), etc.; on bowing 7 t.
Gen 33:3 (
J; in great humility), compare
WklTelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246 NeMar,11 f.; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially
KöHast. DB NUMBER, 562 f., 565.
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שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most.
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[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע); — absolute ׳שׁ before noun masculine plural Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 construct שֶׁבְעַת before noun masculine pluralEzra Dan 7:14 חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Dan 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד, √ אחד.