שֶׁ֥בַע

𐤔𐤁𐤏

sheva

sheba

from בְּאֵר and שֶׁבַע (in the sense of שָׁבַע); well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine; Beer-shebah.

H884

1 Chronicles 4:28 · Word #3

Lexicon H884

Lemmaבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤔𐤁𐤏
TransliterationBᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
Strong'sH884
In-contextsheba

Morphology HAcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7651-13

seven (the fullness-number, feminine form)

Rootשבע (š-b-ʿ)
Core Meaningsseven, fullness, completeness, satiation, oath-bound fullness
Semantic RangeThe number seven; sevenfold; seven times; a week; an indefinite full number; by extension, completeness or totality.
Conceptual SignificanceSeven signifies fullness, completion, and covenantal wholeness in the Hebrew Scriptures—seen in creation (seven days), Sabbath rest, oath-making (root קשר with שבע), and ritual cycles. It functions as a symbolic number of sacred completeness throughout biblical theology.
Morphological NotesCardinal number, absolute state, common feminine singular (HAcfsa). Though grammatically feminine here, it can modify both masculine and feminine nouns, following standard Hebrew number agreement patterns.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שֶׁבַע is a feminine singular absolute cardinal number derived from the root שבע, associated with fullness and completion. Rendering it as "seven (the fullness-number, feminine form)" preserves both its numeric sense and its conceptual link to completeness, while noting its feminine grammatical form reflected in the morphology (HAcfsa).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שבע (seven, fullness, completeness, satiation, oath-bound fullness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7646-03 asebiekha I will cause you to be filled to satisfaction
H7637-01 bashevii in the seventh (one)
H7637-02 basheviit in the seventh (one)

Word Usage (68 occurrences of H884)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 21:14 בְּאֵ֥ר beer of Beersheba
Genesis 21:14 שָֽׁבַע shava of Beersheba
Genesis 21:31 בְּאֵ֣ר beer Beer