שְׁבָ֔א
𐤔𐤁𐤀
sheva
Sheba
of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district; Sheba, Sabeans.
2 Chronicles 9:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H7614
| Lemma | שְׁבָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤀 |
| Transliteration | Shᵉbâʼ |
| Strong's | H7614 |
| In-context | Sheba |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1
seven
| Root | שבע (sh-b-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | seven, completeness, fullness, oath, to swear |
| Semantic Range | the number seven; a symbolic number of completeness or fullness; by extension concepts of oath or solemn pledge (from the related verbal root "to swear"); as a proper noun, Sheba (a person, people group, or region). |
| Conceptual Significance | Seven is a foundational symbolic number in the Hebrew Bible, often signifying completeness, covenant fullness, and sacred order (e.g., seven days of creation). The related verb "to swear" reflects the cultural practice of oath-making, possibly linked to seven as a number of covenantal completeness. The name Sheba preserves this root, embedding ideas of identity, lineage, and regional legacy within the broader semantic field of fullness and oath. |
| Morphological Notes | שֶׁבַע (H7651) is a feminine singular absolute cardinal number (HAcfsa). שְׁבָא (H7614) is a proper noun (HNp), referring to a person or region named Sheba. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form שֶׁבַע is a feminine singular absolute cardinal number, and is faithfully rendered "seven," the standard English equivalent. Although English does not mark grammatical gender for numbers, this rendering preserves the core numerical sense derived from the root שבע, which also carries associations of fullness and oath-taking. In contexts where the proper noun שְׁבָא appears, it is rendered "Sheba," a name derived from the same root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שבע (seven, completeness, fullness, oath, to swear)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7637-01 |
bashevii | in the seventh (one) |
|
basheviit | in the seventh (one) |
|
beshavuoteykhem | in your sevened-weeks |
H7651-01 |
besheva | in seven |
H7651-02 |
beshiveah | in seven |
H7650-02 |
hanisheba | the one who has sevened himself |
H7620-01 |
hashavuot | the sevened periods |
H7637-02 |
hashevii | the seventh (one) |
H7637-03 |
hasheviit | the seventh (feminine) |
H7621-02 |
hashevuah | the sworn-oath |
H7651-04 |
hashiveah | the sevenfold-full one |
H7646-02 |
hisebaate | you (feminine) have caused to be filled to satisfaction |
|
hisebia | he caused to be satisfied |
H7650-05 |
hishava | he sevened himself (swore an oath) |
H7650-06 |
hishaveah | you have bound yourself by seven-oath |
H7650-07 |
hishaveu | you (masculine plural) have sevened yourselves in oath |
H7650-08 |
hishebaetanu | you (feminine) caused us to swear an oath |
H7650-09 |
hishebaeti | I have caused to swear |
H7650-10 |
hishebaetikha | I have caused you to swear an oath |
H7650-13 |
hishebiekha | he caused you (masculine singular) to swear by sevening yourself |
H7650-14 |
hishebio | he caused him to seven himself in oath |
H7648-01 |
lasova | to fullness |
H7650-16 |
lehashebia | to cause to seven-bind (to make swear an oath) |
H7651-05 |
lesheva | for seven (the full number) |
H7651-07 |
leshiveat | for seven-of |
H7650-18 |
mashebiekha | the one causing-you to swear |
|
mishevuati | from my sworn-oath |
H7651-08 |
mishiveah | from seven (the full measure of seven) |
H7650-19 |
nisheba | he sevened himself (in oath) |
H7650-20 |
nishebaenu | we have sevened ourselves in oath |
H7650-22 |
nishebaetem | you have sevened yourselves in oath |
H7650-23 |
nishebaeti | I bound myself by oath |
H7650-24 |
nishebau | they sevened-themselves (by oath) |
H7650-25 |
nishebeu | they bound themselves by oath |
H7647-02 |
sava | abundant fullness |
|
savaeta | you were sated |
H7646-05 |
saveah | she was sated |
H7648-02 |
saveekha | your fullness |
H7646-06 |
saveu | they were filled-to-satisfaction |
H7620-02 |
shavuim | sevened periods |
|
sheva | seven (the fullness-number, feminine form) |
|
sheva | seven (feminine form) |
|
sheva | seven (feminine form) |
H7620-04 |
shevua | sevened-period |
H7621-04 |
shevuah | a sworn-oath |
H7621-05 |
shevuat | sworn-oath of |
H7650-26 |
shevuey | sevens of |
H7620-05 |
shevuot | sevened-units |
|
shevuot | sevens |
|
shibeim | seven-tens |
|
shiveah | seven (masculine) |
H7651-11 |
shiveah | seven (the fullness-number) |
H7658-01 |
shiveanah | seven (masculine form) |
H7651-12 |
shiveat | seven (of) |
H7659-01 |
shiveatayim | seven-times over |
H7657-01 |
shiveim | seventy (seven‑tens) |
H7651-13 |
shvtym | sevenfold |
H7650-27 |
tashebiu | you men will cause to seven-bind by oath |
H7646-08 |
tisebaenah | they (fem.) shall be filled to fullness |
H7650-30 |
tishaveu | you men will bind yourselves by sevening-oath |
|
useva | and satiated-of (masculine singular) |
H7646-11 |
usevaetem | and you (masculine plural) shall be filled to satisfaction |
H7651-15 |
usheva | and seven |
|
ushevuat | and sworn-oath-of |
H7621-06 |
ushevuato | and his sworn-oath |
H7650-31 |
uvanishebaim | and against the ones who bind-themselves-by-seven (in oath) |
|
uvashevii | and in the seventh (one) |
H7651-16 |
uvesheva | and in sevenfold fullness |
H7651-17 |
uveshiveah | and in seven (the full measure) |
H7621-07 |
uvishevuah | and into a sworn-binding |
H7650-32 |
vaashebiem | and I caused them to swear |
H7650-33 |
vaeshava | and I sevened myself (in oath) |
H7651-18 |
vasheva | and seven |
H7650-35 |
vayashebieni | and he sevened me (bound me by oath) |
H7650-36 |
vayishava | and he sevened himself (in oath) |
H7650-38 |
veashebiakha | and I will cause you (masc. sg.) to swear a seven-oath |
H7650-39 |
vehanisheba | and the one who has sworn himself |
H7650-41 |
vehishavea | and to seven-oneself (in oath) |
H7650-42 |
vehishebia | and he caused to swear |
H7621-09 |
velishevuah | and for a sworn-oath |
H7650-43 |
venisheba | and he sevened himself by oath |
H7650-44 |
venishebaeta | and you bound yourself by oath |
H7650-45 |
venishebaot | and the women swearing themselves (by sevening) |
H7646-14 |
vesava | and he was filled-to-satisfaction |
H7649-03 |
vesavea | and sated |
H7646-16 |
vesaveu | and they were filled to satisfaction |
H7620-06 |
veshavuim | and sevened-cycles |
H7651-19 |
vesheva | and seven |
|
veshiveah | and seven (the full number) |
H7651-21 |
veshiveat | and seven-of |
H7657-03 |
veshiveim | and seventy |
H3090-01 |
yehoshaveat | Yahweh-has-sworn (feminine proper name) |
H3089-01 |
yehosheva | Yahweh-has-sworn (f.) |
H7650-47 |
yishaveu | they will seven-themselves in oath |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H7614)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:7 | שְׁבָ֥א | sheva | Sheba |
| Genesis 10:28 | שְׁבָֽא | sheva | Sheba |
| Genesis 25:3 | שְׁבָ֖א | sheva | Sheba |