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שֶׁבַע H7651

H7651 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבַע, transliterated shebaʻ and said sheh'-bah. The King James Version most often renders it seven.

Word: שֶׁבַעTransliteration: shebaʻSaid: sheh'-bahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 339 verses

What it means

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.

Where it comes from

or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from H7650 (שָׁבַע); a primitive cardinal number.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 354 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

seven 298×seventh 12×seventeenth 6×behold seven 6×seventeen 6×throughout the seven 5×sevens 4×up seven 4×seven times 4×here seven 4×pass in the seven 3×yet seven 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).

Verses using שֶׁבַע

The first 40 of 339 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 5:7 · KJV

And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:25 · KJV

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

Genesis 5:26 · KJV

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:31 · KJV

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Genesis 7:2 · KJV

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

Genesis 7:3 · KJV

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Genesis 7:4 · KJV

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Genesis 7:10 · KJV

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

Genesis 7:11 · KJV

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 8:4 · KJV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 8:10 · KJV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

Genesis 8:12 · KJV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Genesis 8:14 · KJV

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

Genesis 11:21 · KJV

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 21:28 · KJV

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Genesis 21:29 · KJV

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Genesis 21:30 · KJV

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

Genesis 23:1 · KJV

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Genesis 25:17 · KJV

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Genesis 29:18 · KJV

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Genesis 29:20 · KJV

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Genesis 29:27 · KJV

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

Genesis 29:30 · KJV

And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Genesis 31:23 · KJV

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

Genesis 33:3 · KJV

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 37:2 · KJV

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Genesis 41:2 · KJV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

Genesis 41:3 · KJV

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

Genesis 41:4 · KJV

And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

Genesis 41:5 · KJV

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Genesis 41:6 · KJV

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

Genesis 41:7 · KJV

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Genesis 41:18 · KJV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

Genesis 41:19 · KJV

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

Genesis 41:20 · KJV

And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

Genesis 41:22 · KJV

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Genesis 41:23 · KJV

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

Genesis 41:24 · KJV

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

Genesis 41:26 · KJV

The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

Genesis 41:27 · KJV

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7651 mean?

H7651 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ), meaning seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.

How is H7651 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it seven (298 times), seventh (12 times), seventeenth (6 times), behold seven (6 times), seventeen (6 times), among others.

How many times does H7651 appear in the Bible?

שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) is tagged in 339 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7651 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from H7650 (שָׁבַע); a primitive cardinal number.

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