שבע

See also: שבֿע

Aramaic

Numeral

שבע (transliteration needed) f

  1. seven (7)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Numeral

שֶׁבַע (shéva') (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁבַע)

  1. feminine of שִׁבְעָה
Derived terms

Proper noun

שֶׁבַע (shéva') f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A female given name

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ב־ע

Compare Arabic Arabic شَبِعَ (šabiʿa, to be satisfied (full of food)).

Verb

שָׂבַע (savá') (pa'al construction)

  1. to be sated.
  2. to be satisfied
    • 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

Noun

שֹׂבַע (sóva') m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. satiation.

Anagrams

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