Hebrew · Strong's H7651 · Noun
שֶׁבַע
she·va
seven
395times used
346verses
27books
How it's translated
- seven214
- and seven59
- the seven12
- were seven8
- seven-7
- for the seven5
- was seven4
- sevenfold4
Definition
1) seven (cardinal number)
1a) as ordinal number
1b) in combination-17, 700 etc
Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Genesis52
- Leviticus42
- Numbers41
- 1 Chronicles21
- Exodus19
- 2 Kings17
- Ezekiel16
- 1 Kings15
- Judges14
- 2 Chronicles14
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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