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שֶׁבַע H7652
H7652 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבַע, transliterated shebaʻ and said sheh'-bah. The King James Version most often renders it sheba.
What it means
Sheba, the name of a place in Palestine, and of two Israelites.
Where it comes from
the same as H7651 (שֶׁבַע); seven.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Sheba.
Verses using שֶׁבַע
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 19:2 · KJV
And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
2 Samuel 20:1 · KJV
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
2 Samuel 20:2 · KJV
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 20:6 · KJV
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
2 Samuel 20:7 · KJV
And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:10 · KJV
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:13 · KJV
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:21 · KJV
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
2 Samuel 20:22 · KJV
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
1 Chronicles 5:13 · KJV
And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7652 mean?
H7652 is the Hebrew word שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ), meaning Sheba, the name of a place in Palestine, and of two Israelites.
How is H7652 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sheba (8 times), or sheba (1 time), now shall sheba (1 time).
How many times does H7652 appear in the Bible?
שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7652 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H7651 (שֶׁבַע); seven.
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