שבע

See also: שבֿע

Aramaic

Numeral

שבע • (transliteration needed) f

1. seven (7)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע (š-b-ʿ)

From Proto-Canaanite *šabaʿ, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *šabaʿu, from Proto-Semitic *šabʿum. Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤁𐤏 (šbʿ) and Arabic سَبْع (sabʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃa.baʕ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɛ.vaʕ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.va/

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Numeral

שֶׁבַע • (shéva') f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁבַע (šaḇaʿ), masculine שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á))

1. feminine of שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”)

Derived terms

• בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva')
• בַּת שֶׁבַע (bat shéva')
• שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת (shéva' b'rakhót)
• שִׁבְעַת הַמִּינִים (shiv'át haminím)
• שִׁבְעַת פִּלְאֵי תֵּבֵל (shiv'at pil'ei tevel)

Proper noun

שֶׁבַע • (shéva') f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ב־ע (ś-b-ʿ)

Compare Arabic شَبِعَ (šabiʕa, “to be satisfied (full of food)”).

Verb

שָׂבַע • (savá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to be sated.
2. to be satisfied
   • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 1:8, with Young's Literal Translation:

     כָּל-הַדְּבָרִים יְגֵעִים, לֹא-יוּכַל אִישׁ לְדַבֵּר; לֹא-תִשְׂבַּע עַיִן לִרְאוֹת, וְלֹא-תִמָּלֵא אֹזֶן מִשְּׁמֹעַ.

     All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׂבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשבוע / לִשְׂבֹּעַ action noun: שְׂבִיעָה passive participle: שָׂבוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׂבַעְתִּי		שָׂבַעְנוּ
	second	שָׂבַעְתָּ	שָׂבַעְתְּ	שְׂבַעְתֶּם1	שְׂבַעְתֶּן1
	third	שָׂבַע	שָׂבְעָה	שָׂבְעוּ
present		שָׂבֵעַ	שְׂבֵעָה	שְׂבֵעִים	שְׂבֵעוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׂבַּע		נִשְׂבַּע
	second	תִּשְׂבַּע	תִּשְׂבְּעִי	תִּשְׂבְּעוּ	תִּשְׂבַּעְנָה2
	third	יִשְׂבַּע	תִּשְׂבַּע	יִשְׂבְּעוּ	תִּשְׂבַּעְנָה2
imperative		שְׂבַע	שִׂבְעִי	שִׂבְעוּ	שְׂבַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׂבַעְתֶּם and שָׂבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֹבַע • (sóva') m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. defective spelling of שובע

Anagrams

• עשב