שֶׁבַע

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע 1 Mos 41,2 + 115 t.; construct שְׁבַע 1 Mos 5,26 + 47 t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1 Kong 14,21 feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה 1 Mos 4,24 + 100 t.; constructשִׁבְעַת 1 Mos 7,10 + 120 t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2 Sam 21,9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:

1. without other number:
\ \ a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun 1 Mos 21,28 (J), Dom 16,13; Es 4,1 + 80 t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ 1 Mos 29,18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2 Sam 24,13a, compare v^{b, c,} also ᵐ5 and || 1 Kron 21,12 so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פִּעָמִים ׳שׁ 1 Mos 33,3 (J), 3 Mos 4,6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1 Kong 6,6 after noun Ezk 40,20; Ezk 40,26 noun omitted Job 5,19; Ord 6,16, + (= ׳פְּעָמִים שׁ) 3 Mos 26,18; 3 Mos 26,21; 3 Mos 26,24; 3 Mos 26,28 (H), Sl 119,64; Ord 24,16
\ \ b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun 4 Mos 23,1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42,19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c} and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zak 4,2 after noun 1 Mos 7,4 (J), 2 Mos 25,37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1 Sam 2,5 + 9 t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1 Kong 7,17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each 1 Mos 7,2; 1 Mos 7,3 (J); as predicate 1 Mos 46,25 (P),
\ \ c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun 4 Mos 23,4 (E), 4 Mos 8,2 (P), Ezk 45,23 (twice in verse); Job 2,13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ 1 Mos 8,10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezk 45,21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
\ \ d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַע5 Mos 15,2; 2 Kong 12,2 + 3 t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezk 30,20, compare Ezk 45,20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים 1 Mos 7,10 (J), 1 Kron 9,25

2. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years 1 Mos 37,2 + 3 t. + 1 Kong 14,21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1 Kong 22,52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2 Kong 16,1.
\ \ b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1 Kron 24,15; 1 Kron 25,24 (compare also, + other number, 1 Kron 7,11; Ezr 2,30; Neh 7,42), + יוֺם 17th day 1 Mos 7,11; 1 Mos 8,4 unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jer 32,9 7 shekels and 10 the silver

3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Dom 8,26 + 39 t. (but Neh 7,68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1 Kong 20,30 + 2 t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1 Kong 20,15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 + 50 x 1000 4 Mos 1,31; 4 Mos 2,8; 4 Mos 2,31.

5. ׳שׁ + other number:
\ \ a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Dom 8,14 also (= ordinal number) Ezk 29,17 + 2 t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2 Kong 13,10, compare 2 Kong 15,1 (2) plural noun before other number Ezr 8,35; Neh 7,1:[72]; Neh 7,71 (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1 Kong 16,10; 1 Kong 16,15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number 1 Mos 23,1; 1 Mos 23,25 (both P), etc.
\ \ b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number 1 Mos 8,14; 2 Mos 6,16; 2 Mos 6,20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated 1 Mos 5,7; 1 Mos 11,21; 1 Mos 47,28, compare 1 Mos 5,25; 1 Mos 5,31.
\ \ c. 1000 + 17 Ezr 2,39 = Neh 7,42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: 1 Mos 21,28ff. (J), 2 Mos 37,23; 3 Mos 4,6; 3 Mos 4,17; 3 Mos 8,11; 3 Mos 14,27 + (P); as round number 1 Mos 4,24 (song in J), 1 Mos 29,18ff; 1 Mos 31,23; 1 Mos 41,2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. 1 Mos 33,3 (J; in great humility), compare Wkl^{TelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246} Ne^{Mar,11 f.}; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially Kö^{Hast. DB NUMBER, 562 f.}, 565.