הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔ית

𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤕

shᵉbîyʻîy

the seventh

Ordinal adjective meaning 'seventh,' designating the position of a person, object, or occasion as number seven in a series or cycle; frequently used to denote the seventh item, unit, day of a period (especially the seventh day), or year in recurring cycles. Its lexical value is primarily numeric but may carry culturally specific significance related to completeness, sanctity, and ritual observance, especially in calendrical, liturgical, and agricultural contexts.

H7637

Joshua 6:16 · Word #3

Lexicon H7637

Lemmaשְׁבִיעִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉
Transliterationshᵉbîyʻîy
Strong'sH7637
DefinitionOrdinal adjective meaning 'seventh,' designating the position of a person, object, or occasion as number seven in a series or cycle; frequently used to denote the seventh item, unit, day of a period (especially the seventh day), or year in recurring cycles. Its lexical value is primarily numeric but may carry culturally specific significance related to completeness, sanctity, and ritual observance, especially in calendrical, liturgical, and agricultural contexts.

Morphology HTd/Aofsa All morphology codes

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

Common Translation

Phrasethe seventh

SIBI-P1 Translation H7637-04

the seventh

Morphological NotesAdjective, ordinal number; feminine singular absolute with definite article (הַ־).
Rendering RationaleThis is the feminine singular absolute form of the ordinal derived from שבע, marked with the definite article. "The seventh" preserves its numeric, ordinal force while reflecting its definite and feminine singular morphology.

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