See also: שבֿע

Aramaic

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Numeral

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שבע (transliteration neededf

  1. seven (7)

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ב־ע (sh-b-ʿ)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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

  1. feminine of שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, seven)
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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שֶׁבַע (shéva'f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

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Root
שׂ־ב־ע (s-b-ʿ)

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

Verb

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שָׂבַע (savá') (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
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Noun

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שֹבַע (sóva'm [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. defective spelling of שובע

Anagrams

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