שבע

שבע

See also: שבֿע‎

Aramaic

Numeral

שבע • (transliteration needed) f

1. seven (7)

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע‎

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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

1. feminine of שִׁבְעָה‎

Derived terms

• בַּת שֶׁבַע‎ (bat shéva')

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

Conjugation of שָׂבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשבוע \\ לִשְׂבֹּעַ‎ action noun: שְׂבִיעָה‎ passive participle: שָׂבוּעַ‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׂבַעְתִּי‎		שָׂבַעְנוּ‎
	second	שָׂבַעְתָּ‎	שָׂבַעְתְּ‎	שְׂבַעְתֶּם‎1	שְׂבַעְתֶּן‎1
	third	שָׂבַע	שָׂבְעָה‎	שָׂבְעוּ‎
present		שָׂבֵעַ	שְׂבֵעָה‎	שְׂבֵעִים‎	שְׂבֵעוֹת‎
future	first	אֶשְׂבַּע‎		נִשְׂבַּע‎
	second	תִּשְׂבַּע‎	תִּשְׂבְּעִי‎	תִּשְׂבְּעוּ‎	תִּשְׂבַּעְנָה‎2
	third	יִשְׂבַּע‎	תִּשְׂבַּע‎	יִשְׂבְּעוּ‎	תִּשְׂבַּעְנָה‎2
imperative		שְׂבַע	שִׂבְעִי‎	שִׂבְעוּ‎	שְׂבַעְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced שָׂבַעְתֶּם‎ and שָׂבַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֹׂבַע • (sóva') m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. satiation.

Anagrams

• עשב‎