Hebrew

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Hebrew numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 ז׳
7
8  → 
    Cardinal: שבעה (shiv'á)
    Ordinal: שביעי (sh'vi'í)

Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ב־ע (sh-b-ʿ)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕatum.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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שִׁבְעָה (shiv'ám (construct שִׁבְעַת (shiv'át), feminine שֶׁבַע (shéva'))

  1. seven
Usage notes
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  • In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
    שִׁבְעָה סְפָרִיםshiv'á s'farímseven books
    שִׁבְעַת הַסְּפָרִיםshiv'át has'farímthe seven books
  • The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in seven, such as twenty-seven:
    עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה הַסְּפָרִים'esrím v'shiv'á has'farímthe twenty-seven books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שֶׁבַע (shéva') is often used regardless of gender.
Coordinate terms
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Descendants
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  • English: shiva

Etymology 2

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Verb

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שבעה (transliteration needed)

  1. (שְׂבֵעָה, s'veá) Feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׂבַע (savá).
  2. (שָׂבְעָה, sav'á) Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׂבַע (savá).