HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7651
שֶׁ֫בַע
she.va — seven
1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
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Seven
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2033
ἑπτά
hepta — seven
ἐπτά, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl., seven: Mat.12:45 18:22 (cf. ἑβδομηκοντάκις), Mrk.8:5, al.; οἱ ἐ, Act.21:8 (AS)
61 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7655
שִׁבְעָה
shiv.ah — seven
seven Aramaic of she.va (שֶׁ֫בַע "seven" H7651)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7658
שִׁבְעָ֫נָה
shiv.a.nah — seven
seven
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7637
שְׁבִיעִי
she.vi.i — seventh
1) seventh 1a) ordinal number
92 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7657
שִׁבְעִים
shiv.im — seventy
seventy
88 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1410
גָּד
gad — Gad
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.11; son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153); brother of: Asher (H0836); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692) § Gad = "troop" 1) seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher. 2) the tribe descended from Gad 3) a prophet during the time of David; appears to have joined David when in the hold; reappears in connection with the punishment for taking a census; also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the "house of God"
66 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4521
σάββατον
sabbaton — Sabbath
σάββατον, -ου, τό (Aram. שַׁבָּתָא, transliterated σάββατα, and this being mistaken for a pl., the sing. σάββατον was formed from it), and σάββατα, -ων, τά [in LXX for שַׁבָּת, שַׁבָּתוֹן ;] 1. the seventh day of the week, the sabbath (a) the sing. form -ον, τὸ σ.: Mat.12:8, Mrk.2:27, Luk.6:5, al.; ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ σ. (in LXX, Exo.20:8, al., usually τῶν σ., see infr.), Luk.13:16 14:5; ὁδὸς σαββάτου, Act.1:12 (cf. Mat.24:29); dative, of time (τῷ) σ., Luk.6:9 14:1; ἐν (τῷ) σ., Mat.12:2, Luk.6:7, Jhn.5:16, al.; accusative, of duration, τὸ σ., Luk.23:56; κατὰ πᾶν σ., Act.13:27 15:21 18:4; pl., σ. τρία, Act.17:2 R, txt. (but see infr.); (b) as most frequently in LXX (see Swete, Mk., 17; Thackeray, Gr., 35) the pl. form, τὰ σ. (see supr. on the Aram. form. There is also an analogy in the names of other festivals, τ. ἐγκαίνια, ἄζυμα, etc.): Mat.28:1, Col.2:16; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ. (Exo.20:8, al.), Luk.4:16, Act.13:14 16:13; dative pl. (in LXX -τοις, but 1Ma.2:38 as in NT) by metaplasmus (El., § 9, 3), σάββασι, Mat.12:1, 5 12:10-12 Mrk.1:21 2:23 3:2, 4, Luk.4:31 6:2. 2. seven days, a week; (a) the sing. form: πρώτη σαββάτσυ, Mrk.16:9; δὶς τοῦ σ. (Bl., § 35, 4; 36, 13), Luk.18:12; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου, 1Co.16:2; pl., σ. τρία, Act.17:2 R, mg. (but see supr.); (b) the pl. form: ἡ μία τῶν σ. (where the genitive = μετὰ τά; Soph., Lex., 43a), Mat.28:1, Mrk.16:2, Luk.24:1, Jhn.20:1, 19, Act.20:7 (AS)
61 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H884
בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע
be.er she.va — Beersheba
§ Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G792
ἀστήρ
astēr — star
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ;] a star: Mat.2:2, 7-10 :, Mrk.13:25, 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:13 8:10-12 9:1 12:1, 4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Rev.2:28 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Ju 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Rev.1:16, 20 2:1 3:1 (cf. ἄστρον, and see DCG, ii, 674 f.; MM, see word).† (AS)
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7614
שְׁבָא
she.va — Sheba
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7620
שָׁבוּעַ
sha.vu.a — Weeks
Feast of Weeks, Also named: pentēkostē (πεντηκοστή "Pentecost" G4005) This name means seven,
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G114
ἀθετέω
atheteō — to reject
ἀθετέω, -ῶ (τίθημι), [in LXX for seventeen different words, פּשׁע, מרד, בּגד, מעל, etc., often meaning, as 1Ki.13:3 (Heb., al.), to revolt; properly, to make ἄθετον , or do away with what has been laid down (see DCG, i, 453 f.)]. 1. to set aside, disregard (in Gramm., to reject as spurious): διαθήκην , Gal.3:16; ἐντολήν , Mrk.7:9; νόμον . Heb.10:28; πίστιν , 1Ti.5:12. 2. to nullify, make void: Luk.7:30 (see Field, Notes, 59), 1Co.1:19, Gal.2:21. 3. to reject: Mrk.6:26 (Field, op. cit., 30), Lk 10:16, Jhn.12:48, I Th 48, Ju 8 (for exx. in π., see MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3087
λυχνία
luchnia — lampstand
λυχνία, -ας, ἡ (vulgar form of λυχνίον = λυχνοῦχος; see Kennedy, Sources, 40), [in LXX for מְנוֹרָה (Exo.25:31 40:4, al.) ;] a lampstand: Mat.5:15, Mrk.4:21, Luk.8:16 11:33; of that in the Tabernacle, Heb.9:2; metaphorically, of the two witnesses, Rev.11:4; of the seven churches of Asia, Rev.1:12-13, 20 2:1; of the removal of a church from its position, κινεῖν τ. λυχνίαν κ.τ.λ., Rev.2:5.† (AS)
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שֶׁ֫בַע
she.va — Sheba
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.20.1; son of: Bichri (H1075) § Sheba = "seven" 1) Benjamite, son of Bichri and one who led a rebellion against David 2) Gadite, brother of Michael, Meshullam, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Heber
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1442
ἕβδομος
hebdomos — seventh
ἕβδομος, -η, -ον (ἑπτὰ), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁבִיעִי ;] seventh: Jhn.4:52, Heb.4:4" (LXX), Ju 14, Rev.8:1 10:7 11:15 16:17 21:20.† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7659
שִׁבְעָתַיִם
shiv.a.ta.yim — sevenfold
1) sevenfold, seven times 1a) sevenfold, seven times as much 1b) seven times
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1440
ἑβδομήκοντα
hebdomēkonta — seventy
ἑβδομήκοντα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, indecl. (ἑπτά), seventy: Luk.10:1, 17 Act.7:14 23:23 27:37.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3590
ὄγδοος
ogdoos — eighth
ὄγδοος, -η, -ον the eighth. Luk.1:59, Act.7:3" (LXX), Rev.17:11 21:20; one of eight, with seven others (usually, in this sense, with αὐτός added, but cf. Plat., Legg., iii, 695 with; Plut., Pelop., 13; 2Ma.5:27): 2Pe.2:5.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2034
ἑπτάκις
heptakis — seven times
ἐπτάκις adv., seven times: Mat.18:21-22, Luk.17:4.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3598
כִּימָה
ki.mah — Pleiades
Pleiades, a constellation of seven stars
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H634
אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן
e.sar-chad.don — Esarhaddon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.37; son of: Sennacherib (H5576); brother of: Adrammelech (H0152H) and Sharezer (H8272) § Esarhaddon = "Ashur has given a brother" king of Assyria in the seventh-century BC
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חַרְבוֹנָא
char.vo.na — Harbona
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.10 § Harbona or Harbonah = "ass-driver" the 3rd of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs who served Ahasuerus
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3359
יְקַמְיָה
ye.qam.yah — Jekamiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.41; son of: Shallum (H7967I); father of: Elishama (H0476J) § Jecamiah or Jekamiah = "Jehovah raises" 1) a descendant of Judah, son of Shallum in the line of Ahlai 2) a descendant of David and one of the seven introduced into the royal line on the failure of it in the person of Jehoiachin
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This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. “Jacob’s seven years’ service to Laban; Pharaoh’s seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days’ siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number” (see Lev. 25:4; 1 Sam. 2:5; Ps. 12:6; 79:12; Prov. 26:16; Isa. 4:1; Matt. 18:21, 22; Luke 17:4). The feast of Passover (Ex. 12:15, 16), the feast of Weeks (Deut. 16:9), of Tabernacles (13:15), and the Jubilee (Lev. 25:8), were all ordered by seven. Seven is the number of sacrifice (2 Chr. 29:21; Job 42:8), of purification and consecration (Lev. 42:6, 17; 8:11, 33; 14:9, 51), of forgiveness (Matt. 18:21, 22; Luke 17:4), of reward (Deut. 28:7; 1 Sam. 2:5), and of punishment (Lev. 26:21, 24, 28; Deut. 28:25). It is used for any round number in such passages as Job 5:19; Prov. 26:16, 25; Isa. 4:1; Matt. 12:45. It is used also to mean “abundantly” (Gen. 4:15, 24; Lev. 26:24; Ps. 79:12).
Scripture references
Genesis 2:2Genesis 2:3Leviticus 25:41 Samuel 2:5Psalms 12:6Psalms 79:12Proverbs 26:16Isaiah 4:1Matthew 18:21Matthew 18:22Luke 17:4Exodus 12:15Exodus 12:16Deuteronomy 16:9Leviticus 25:82 Chronicles 29:21Job 42:8Leviticus 42:6Leviticus 42:17Leviticus 8:11Leviticus 8:33Leviticus 14:9Leviticus 14:51Deuteronomy 28:7Leviticus 26:21Leviticus 26:24Leviticus 26:28Deuteronomy 28:25Job 5:19Proverbs 26:25Matthew 12:45Genesis 4:15Genesis 4:24Numbers 23:1Genesis 31:28
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.