H7651. sheba

or shibah I. שִׁבְעָה שֶׁבַע,‎₃₉₄

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 שבעה שבע‎, Palmyrene שבעה שבעא‎; Aramaic שִׁבְעָא שְׁבַע,‎, , ; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); — masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע‎ Genesis 41:2 115t.; construct שְׁבַע‎ 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 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 ׳שׁ שָׁנִים‎ 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), ׳שׁ מִּעָמִים‎ Genesis 33:3 (J), Leviticus 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; ׳שׁ רָחְבָּהּ בָּאַמָּה‎ 1 Kings 6:6; after noun Ezekiel 40:20, 26; noun omitted Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16, + (= שׁ ׳מְּעָמִים‎) 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) ׳שׁ ׳וְשׁ‎ 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 46:25 (P),

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

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

2 שָׁנָה עֶשְׂרֵה שְׁבַע‎17years Genesis 37:2-3t. + 1 Kings 14:21, also as ordinal שׁ ׳בִּשְׁנַת ׳עֶשׂ‎ 22:52, שׁ ׳בִּשְׁנַת ׳עֶשׂ שָׁנָה‎ 2 Kings 16:1.

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

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

4 אֶלֶף שִׁבְעָה‎ = 7000 1 Kings 20:30 2t.; אֲלָפִים שִׁבְעַת‎ = id. 20:15+ 15 t.; 57, 000 is 7 50x 1000 Numbers 1:31; 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., וָשׁ ׳שְׁלשִׁים שָׁנָה שְׁנַת‎ 2 Kings 13:10, compare 15:1; (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Nehemiah 7:1:[72]; 7:71; (3) singular noun construct precedes וָשׁ עֶשְׂרִים ׳בִּשְׁנַת‎ 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; 11:21; 47:28, compare 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; 8:11; 14:27 + (P); as round number Genesis 4:24 (song in J), 29:18ff; 31:23; 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. 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.