וּֽ/שֲׁבַ֨ע

𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏

shebaʻ

and seventeen

The cardinal number seven; represents the quantity '7' in counting, ordering, or grouping. May be used of days, years, objects, people, or events. Also functions adverbially to mean 'seven times' or in construct forms to indicate date, sequence, or grouping by sevens. On rare occasions, may be used idiomatically for a set, group, or span characterized by seven, and in poetic language, may denote completeness or totality through the symbolism of the number seven.

H7651

1 Kings 14:21 · Word #12

Lexicon H7651

Lemmaשֶׁבַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤏
Transliterationshebaʻ
Strong'sH7651
DefinitionThe cardinal number seven; represents the quantity '7' in counting, ordering, or grouping. May be used of days, years, objects, people, or events. Also functions adverbially to mean 'seven times' or in construct forms to indicate date, sequence, or grouping by sevens. On rare occasions, may be used idiomatically for a set, group, or span characterized by seven, and in poetic language, may denote completeness or totality through the symbolism of the number seven.

Morphology HC/Acfsa 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

Common Translation

Phraseand seventeen

SIBI-P1 Translation H7651-14

and seven

Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + feminine singular absolute cardinal number; adjective functioning substantivally.
Rendering RationaleThe form is the feminine singular absolute of the cardinal number derived from שבע, denoting the quantity seven. The prefixed conjunction וּ is preserved as "and," and the rendering keeps the simple numeric sense rooted in the concept of fullness or completeness.

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