times), וּשֲׁבַע 1 K 14:2 1. f. ( c. n.m. ) abs. שִׁבְעָה Gn 4:24 + 100 times; cstr. שִׁבְעַת 7:10 + 120 times; sf. שְׁבַעְתָּם 2 S 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and mod.; v. D r; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם ^)—seven: 1. without other num. : a. שֶׁבַע , before n. fpl. Gn 21:28 ( J ), Ju 16:13 Is 4:1 + 80 times, especially שׁ׳ שָׁנִים Gn 29:18 ( E ) + 32 times (but read שׁלוֹשׁ ^for שֶׁבַע 2 S 24:13 a, cf. v b, c, also G and || 1 Ch 21:1 2; so Th We Dr Bu HPS No w), שׁ׳ פְּעָמִים Gn 33:3 ( J ), Lv 4:6 ( P ) + 17 times; שׁ׳ בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּתּ 1 K 6:6 ; after noun Ez 40:20 , 26 ; n. om. Jb 5:19 Pr 6:1 6, + ( = פְּעָמִים שׁ׳ ^{) Lv} 26:18 , 21 , 24 , 28 ( H ), ψ 119:164 Pr 24:1 6. b. שִׁבְעָה , before n.mpl. Nu 23:1 ( ×3 ) ( E ) + 40 times + Jb 42:13 (read שׁ׳ ^for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges § 97 c and most); + (distrib.) שׁ׳ וְשׁ׳ Zc 4:2 ; after n. Gn 7:4 ( J ), Ex 25:37 ( P ) + 12 times ( P Ch Dn Pr); n. om. 1 S 2:5 + 9 times, incl. שׁ׳ as ordinal, v. infr .; but read שְׂבָכָה ^for שִׁבְעָה 1 K 7:17 ( ×2 ) G Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bu r; also שׁ׳ שׁ׳ distrib. = 7 each Gn 7: 2, 3 ( J ); as pred. Gn 46:25

P Priests Code or Narrative. sf. suffix, or with suffix. Qr Q ^erê.

Vrss Old Versions. Dr S. R. Driver.
> indicates that the preceding is to be preferred to the following. Kt K ^ethibh .
num. number.

J Jehovist. E Elohist. v verse. G Greek version of the LXX. || parallel, of words (synonymous or contrasted); also of passages; sometimes = see parallel, or see also parallel.

Th O. Thenius. We J. Wellhousen. Bu K. Budde. HPS H. P. Smith. Now W. Nowack. H Code of Holiness. mpl. masculine plural.

×3 three times. infr. infra, below.

×2 two times. Kmp A. Kamphausen. Klo A. Klostermann. Benz J. Benzinger. Kit R. Kittel.

Bur C. F. Burney.