שבע

See also: שבֿע

Aramaic

Numeral

שבע • (transliteration needed) f

1. seven (7)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע (sh-b-ʿ)
10 terms

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃabʕ/
• (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɒ.ba/, [ˈʃɒː.bæˑ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/, [ˈʃɛː.vaʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.vaʕ/, [ˈʃæː.væʕ]
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.baʕ/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.baʕ/ (East), /ˈʃe.baŋ/ (West)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.va/
• (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 (s-b-ʿ)
2 terms

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

Verb

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

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

¹ Pronounced שָׂבַעְתֶּם and שָׂבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שָׂבָע • (savá') m [pattern: קָטָל]

1. satiety

Noun

שֹׂבַע • (sóva') m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. defective spelling of שובע

Adjective

שָׂבֵעַ • (savéa') (feminine שְׂבֵעָה, masculine plural שְׂבֵעִים, feminine plural שְׂבֵעוֹת)

1. satiated, filled

Anagrams

• עשב