7655. shibah or sheba

Berean Strong's Lexicon

shibah or sheba: Seven

Original Word: שִׁבְעָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shibah or sheba
Pronunciation: shee-BAH or SHEH-bah
Phonetic Spelling: (shib-aw')
Definition: Seven
Meaning: seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Word Origin: Derived from the root שֶׁבַע (sheva), meaning "seven."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2033 (ἑπτά, hepta): The Greek equivalent for the number seven, used in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew word "shibah" or "sheba" is primarily used to denote the number seven. In the Bible, the number seven often symbolizes completeness, perfection, and divine order. It is frequently used in contexts that emphasize God's covenant, creation, and sacred rituals.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, numbers held significant symbolic meanings. The number seven, in particular, was associated with divine perfection and completion. This is evident in the biblical creation narrative, where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, establishing the Sabbath. The use of seven in various biblical contexts underscores its importance in religious and cultural practices, such as the seven feasts of Israel and the sevenfold sprinkling of blood in sacrificial rituals.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to sheba
Definition
seven
NASB Translation
seven (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע); — absolute ׳שׁ before

noun masculine plural Daniel 4:13; Daniel 4:20; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29; construct שֶׁבְעַת before

noun masculine pluralEzra Daniel 7:14; חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Daniel 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד, √ אחד.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

seven times

(Aramaic) corresponding to sheba' -- seven (times).

see HEBREW sheba'

Forms and Transliterations

וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה ושבעה ושבעת שִׁבְעָ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה שבעה shivAh šiḇ‘āh šiḇ·‘āh veshivAh veshivAt wə·šiḇ·‘āh wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ wəšiḇ‘āh wəšiḇ‘aṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 7:14
HEB: קֳדָ֨ם מַלְכָּ֜א וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ שְׁלִ֔יחַ
NAS: by the king and his seven counselors
KJV: the king, and of his seven counsellors,
INT: by the king and his seven counselors are sent

Daniel 3:19
HEB: לְאַתּוּנָ֔א חַ֨ד־ שִׁבְעָ֔ה עַ֛ל דִּ֥י
NAS: the furnace seven times
KJV: the furnace one seven times more than
INT: the furnace times seven more than

Daniel 4:16
HEB: יִתְיְהִ֣ב לֵ֑הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן
NAS: be given to him, And let seven periods of time
KJV: be given unto him; and let seven times
INT: A beast's be given seven of time pass

Daniel 4:23
HEB: עַ֛ד דִּֽי־ שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן
NAS: until seven periods of time
KJV: of the field, till seven times pass
INT: till forasmuch seven of time pass

Daniel 4:25
HEB: לָ֣ךְ מְצַבְּעִ֔ין וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן
NAS: of heaven; and seven periods of time
KJV: of heaven, and seven times
INT: of heaven and be drenched and seven of time will pass

Daniel 4:32
HEB: לָ֣ךְ יְטַעֲמ֔וּן וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן
NAS: like cattle, and seven periods of time
KJV: as oxen, and seven times
INT: cattle will be given and seven of time will pass

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7655
6 Occurrences

šiḇ·‘āh — 2 Occ.
wə·šiḇ·‘āh — 3 Occ.
wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.