Hebrew · H4390, H7620 · unreviewed

מָלֵא שְׁבֻעַ

To fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively) · literally, sevened , i.e. a week (specifically, of years)

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מָלֵא H4390 to fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation mālēʾ
To fill means to complete, fulfill, or accomplish—moving from physical fullness to covenantal completion and consecration.
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שָׁבוּעַ H7620 literally, sevened , i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Pronunciation šābûʿa
A heptad or period of seven, foundational to Jewish temporal reckoning and covenantal cycles like Jubilee.
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What does מָלֵא שְׁבֻעַ (male shevua) mean in the Bible?

מָלֵא · שָׁבוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "complete the bridal week".

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Meaning

complete the bridal week
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 77×
Perfect 1Chr 17:11 · 1Sam 18:26 · Ezek 8:17 · Ezek 28:16 · Gen 29:21 · Isa 1:15 · Isa 2:6 · Isa 15:9 · Isa 21:3 · Isa 22:7 · Isa 28:8 · Isa 30:27 · Jer 16:18 · Jer 25:34 · Job 20:11 · Job 21:24 61×
Infinitive construct Dan 10:3 · Jer 29:10 · Lev 8:33 · Lev 12:4 · Lev 25:30 · Num 6:5 · Num 6:13
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34 · Exod 32:29 · Jer 51:11
Participle active 2Kgs 6:17 · Isa 6:1 · Jer 23:24
Imperfect 2Sam 7:12 · Esth 2:12
Jussive Gen 50:3
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 56×
Perfect 1Kgs 8:15 · 1Kgs 11:6 · 1Kgs 18:35 · 2Chr 6:4 · 2Chr 16:14 · 2Kgs 9:24 · 2Kgs 21:16 · Deut 1:36 · Exod 35:35 · Isa 33:5 · Jer 41:9 · Jer 51:34 · Job 22:18 · Josh 14:14 · Num 3:3 · Ps 107:9 31×
Imperfect 1Kgs 13:33 · Isa 65:20 · Job 8:21 · Lev 8:33 · Lev 16:32 · Ps 20:5 · Ps 20:6 · Exod 29:35 · Ezek 3:3 · Job 38:39 · Ps 17:14 · Exod 23:26 · Job 23:4 · Prov 8:21 · Ezek 7:19 · Job 39:2 17×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 16:1 · Ezek 24:4 · Gen 29:27 · Gen 44:1 · Ps 83:17 · Jer 4:5
Participle active 1Chr 12:16 · Jer 13:13
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 18×
Imperfect 2Kgs 3:17 · 2Sam 23:7 · Isa 6:4 · Jer 13:12 · Prov 20:17 · Ps 71:8 · Ps 126:2 · Eccl 1:8 · Eccl 6:7 · Hab 2:14 · Job 15:32 · Eccl 11:3 · Prov 24:4 · Zech 8:5 · Ezek 23:33 16×
Cohortative Ezek 26:2
Participle passive Song 5:2
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive Song 5:14
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