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Hebrew · H7620

שָׁבוּעַ

Literally, sevened , i.e. a week (specifically, of years)

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שָׁבוּעַH7620
Pronunciationšābûʿa

What does שָׁבוּעַ (šābûʿa) mean in the Bible?

שָׁבוּעַ (šābûʿa): A heptad or period of seven, foundational to Jewish temporal reckoning and covenantal cycles like Jubilee.

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What does שָׁבוּעַ (šābûʿa) mean in the Bible?

שָׁבוּעַ (šābûʿa): A heptad or period of seven, foundational to Jewish temporal reckoning and covenantal cycles like Jubilee.

How does the BSB render H7620?

The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include weeks (8), of Weeks (4), [the time] (1), during the Feast of Weeks (1), for two weeks (1).

Where does שָׁבוּעַ (šābûʿa) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (8), Deuteronomy (4), Genesis (2), 2 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
weeks8×Deuteronomy 16:9, Jeremiah 5:24, Daniel 9:24, Daniel 9:25
of Weeks4×Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:10, Deuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 8:13
[the time]1×Deuteronomy 16:9
during the Feast of Weeks1×Numbers 28:26
for two weeks1×Leviticus 12:5
of seven1×Ezekiel 45:21
of the week1×Daniel 9:27
the week’s celebration1×Genesis 29:28
week1×Daniel 9:27
week’s celebration1×Genesis 29:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 29:27שְׁבֻ֣עַtoweek’s celebrationNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 29:28שְׁבֻ֣עַtothe week’s celebrationNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 34:22שָׁבֻעֹת֙toof WeeksNoun - masculine pluralLeviticus 12:5שְׁבֻעַ֖יִםtofor two weeksNoun - mdNumbers 28:26בְּשָׁבֻעֹ֖תֵיכֶ֑םtoduring the Feast of WeeksPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 16:9שָׁבֻעֹ֖תtoweeksNoun - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 16:9שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃to[the time]Noun - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 16:10שָׁבֻעוֹת֙toof WeeksNoun - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 16:16הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתtoof WeeksArticle | Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 8:13הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתtoof WeeksArticle | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 29:27
Aligned rows20
Books represented9
Genesis2Exodus1Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy42 Chronicles1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1Daniel8
Source forms
שָׁבֻעִ֖ים3xšā·ḇu·‘îmDaniel 9:25, Daniel 10:2, Daniel 10:3
הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹת2xhaš·šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯDeuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 8:13
שְׁבֻ֣עַ2xšə·ḇu·a‘Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28
בְּשָׁבֻעֹ֖תֵיכֶ֑ם1xbə·šā·ḇu·‘ō·ṯê·ḵemNumbers 28:26
הַשָּׁב֜וּעַ1xhaš·šā·ḇū·a‘Daniel 9:27
הַשָּׁבֻעִים֙1xhaš·šā·ḇu·‘îmDaniel 9:26
וְשָׁבֻעִ֞ים1xwə·šā·ḇu·‘îmDaniel 9:25
שָׁב֣וּעַ1xšā·ḇū·a‘Daniel 9:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural8xExodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:9, Deuteronomy 16:10, Daniel 9:24
Article | Noun - masculine plural3xDeuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 8:13, Daniel 9:26
Noun - masculine plural construct2xJeremiah 5:24, Ezekiel 45:21
Noun - masculine singular construct2xGenesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xDaniel 9:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xDaniel 9:25
Noun - masculine singular1xDaniel 9:27
Noun - md1xLeviticus 12:5
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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