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שִׁבְעָתַיִם H7659
H7659 is the Hebrew word שִׁבְעָתַיִם, transliterated shibʻâthayim and said shib-aw-thah'-yim. The King James Version most often renders it sevenfold.
What it means
seven-times.
Where it comes from
dual (adverbially) of H7651 (שֶׁבַע).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: seven(-fold, times).
Verses using שִׁבְעָתַיִם
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 4:15 · KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:24 · KJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
2 Samuel 21:9 · KJV
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
Psalm 79:12 · KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Proverbs 6:31 · KJV
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Isaiah 30:26 · KJV
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7659 mean?
H7659 is the Hebrew word שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim), meaning seven-times.
How is H7659 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sevenfold (5 times), seven (1 time).
How many times does H7659 appear in the Bible?
שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7659 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: dual (adverbially) of H7651 (שֶׁבַע).
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