Shibʻâh — H7655

Definition

feminine noun

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

1. seven

Usually translated as

seven

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7651

• Shebaʻ (H7651)

Greek equivalents

• aichmalōsía (G161)
• hórkos (G3727)

Occurrences

Shibʻâh occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Daniel (5)

• Ezra 7:14 — Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven (וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת) counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
• Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times (שִׁבְעָ֔ה) more than it was wont to be heated.
• Daniel 4:16 — Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven (וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה) times pass over him.
• Daniel 4:23 — And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven (שִׁבְעָ֥ה) times pass over him;
• Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven (וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה) times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
• Daniel 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven (וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה) times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.