בְּ/שִׁבְעָה
𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄
shebaʻ
on the seventh
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.
Genesis 8:4 · Word #5
Lexicon H7651
| Lemma | שֶׁבַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shebaʻ |
| Strong's | H7651 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HR/Acmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | on the seventh |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7651-02
in seven
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular cardinal number, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition בְּ ("in/by") attached to the masculine singular cardinal שִׁבְעָה ("seven"). The rendering preserves the numerical sense rooted in fullness/completeness while reflecting the prefixed preposition and singular masculine form. |
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