שבע

See also: שבֿע

Aramaic

Numeral

שבע • (transliteration neededf

  1. seven (7)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע (sh-b-ʿ)
10 terms

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.

Pronunciation

Numeral

שֶׁבַע • (shéva'f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁבַע (šaḇaʿ), masculine שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á))

  1. feminine of שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, seven)
Derived terms

Proper noun

שֶׁבַע • (shéva'f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ב־ע (s-b-ʿ)
2 terms

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

Verb

שָׂבַע • (savá') (pa'al construction)

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

1 Pronounced שָׂבַעְתֶּם and שָׂבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שָׂבָע • (savá'm [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. satiety

Noun

שֹׂבַע • (sóva'm [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. defective spelling of שובע

Adjective

שָׂבֵעַ • (savéa') (feminine שְׂבֵעָה, masculine plural שְׂבֵעִים, feminine plural שְׂבֵעוֹת)

  1. satiated, filled

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