שֶֽׁבַע

𐤔𐤁𐤏

shebaʻ

seven

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

Genesis 29:30 · Word #13

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 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

Common Translation

Phraseseven

SIBI-P1 Translation H7651-09

seven

Morphological NotesCardinal number, feminine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThis form is the feminine singular absolute cardinal number from שבע, denoting the quantity seven. The rendering "seven" preserves the concrete numerical sense that developed from the root idea of fullness or completeness.

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