שָׁבוּעַ
shâbûwaʻ · shaw-boo'-ah
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Lexicon
Derivation: or שָׁבֻעַ; also (feminine) שְׁבֻעָה; properly, passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע) as a denominative of H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: seven, week.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › to see and know
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁבוּעַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
20 occurrences · 20 OT · 0 NT · 16 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- weeks9 · 45%
- of weeks4 · 20%
- week2 · 10%
- her week1 · 5%
- two weeks1 · 5%
- after your weeks1 · 5%
- of seven1 · 5%
- of the week1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.