Hebrew word study
שֶׁבַע H7651
- Transliteration
- shebaʻ
- Pronunciation
- sheh'-bah
- KJV glosses
- ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).
Lexical summary
seven (as the sacred full one)
also (adverbially) seven times
by implication, a week
by extension, an indefinite number
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
seven (as the sacred full one)
also (adverbially) seven times
by implication, a week
by extension, an indefinite number
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information