noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI¹⁶ שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (Dl^{Gr. § 65, 6}; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); — masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Genesis 41:2 115t.; construct שְׁבַע Genesis 5:26 47t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1 Kings 14:21 feminine (c.

noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Genesis 4:24 100t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Genesis 7:10 120t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2 Samuel 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:

1 without other number:

a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Genesis 21:28 (J), Judges 16:13; Isaiah 4:1 80t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Genesis 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2 Samuel 24:13a, compare v^{b, c,} also ᵐ5 and "" 1 Chronicles 21:12; so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), מִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Genesis 33:3 (J), Leviticus 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1 Kings 6:6; after noun Ezekiel 40:20,26; noun omitted Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16, + (= ׳מְּעָמִים שׁ) Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28 (H), Psalm 119:64; Proverbs 24:16

b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Numbers 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges^{§ 97c} and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zechariah 4:2; after noun Genesis 7:4 (J), Exodus 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1 Samuel 2:5 9t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1 Kings 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Genesis 7:2,3(J); as predicate Genesis 46:25 (P),

c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Numbers 23:4 (E), Numbers 8:2 (P), Ezekiel 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ Genesis 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezekiel 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),

d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeuteronomy 15:2; 2 Kings 12:2 3t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezekiel 30:20, compare Ezekiel 45:20; לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Genesis 7:10 (J), 1 Chronicles 9:25

2 שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה17years Genesis 37:2 3t. + 1 Kings 14:21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1 Kings 22:52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2 Kings 16:1.

b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1 Chronicles 24:15; 1 Chronicles 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1 Chronicles 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Nehemiah 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:4; unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jeremiah 32:9 7shekels and 10 the silver

3 שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judges 8:26 39t. (but Nehemiah 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

4 שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1 Kings 20:30 2t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1 Kings 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 50x 1000 Numbers 1:31; Numbers 2:8,31.

5 ׳שׁ + other number:

a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Judges 8:14; also (= ordinal number) Ezekiel 29:17 2t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2 Kings 13:10, compare 2 Kings 15:1; (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Nehemiah 7:1:[72]; Nehemiah 7:71; (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1 Kings 16:10,15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Genesis 23:1; Genesis 23:25 (both P), etc.

b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Genesis 8:14; Exodus 6:16,20 3t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Genesis 5:7; Genesis 11:21; Genesis 47:28, compare Genesis 5:25,31.

c.100017 Ezra 2:39 = Nehemiah 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Genesis 21:28ff. (J), Exodus 37:23; Leviticus 4:6,17; Leviticus 8:11; Leviticus 14:27 + (P); as round number Genesis 4:24 (song in J), Genesis 29:18ff; Genesis 31:23; Genesis 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Genesis 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare Wkl^{TelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246} Ne^{Mar,11 f.}; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially Kö^{Hast. DB NUMBER, 562 f.}, 565.

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges^{§ 97c} and most.