שבעה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע‎

From Proto-Semitic *šabʿ-.

Numeral

שִׁבְעָה • (shiv'á) m (construct שִׁבְעַת־‎, feminine שֶׁבַע‎)

  1. (cardinal) seven
Usage notes
  • In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
    ‏שִׁבְעָה סְפָרִים‎ ― shiv'á s'farím ― seven books
    ‏שִׁבְעַת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― shiv'át has'farím ― the seven books
  • The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in seven, such as twenty-seven:
    ‏עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― 'esrím v'shiv'á has'farím ― the twenty-seven books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שֶׁבַע‎ (shéva') is often used regardless of gender.

Etymology 2

Verb

שבעה • (transliteration needed)

  1. (שְׂבֵעָה, s'veá) Feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׂבַע‎ (savá).
  2. (שָׂבְעָה, sav'á) Third-person feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of שָׂבַע‎ (savá).
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