What does שֶׁבַע · יוֹם mean in the Bible?
שֶׁבַע · יוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "seven days".
Hebrew · H7651, H3117
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים
Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
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שֶׁבַע H7651 seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
Pronunciation šebaʿ
Seven carries sacred completeness and divine fullness; extends to indefinite multiplicity in covenantal contexts
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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What does שִׁבְעַת יָמִים (shiv'at yamim) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁבַע · יוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "seven days".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7651, H3117?
H7651, H3117 is connected to 2,698 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. seven days
Strong's H7651, H3117
Lexical occurrences 2,698 verses Source Gloss
seven days
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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