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Strong's H7620 שָׁבוּעַ (shabua)

Shabua means “seven” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7620
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 9

Strong's H7620 Quick Answer

Strong's H7620 שָׁבוַּע שָׁבוַּע שֶׁבוּעָה (shabuwa`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah} also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m. 1. literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years) [(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include weeks, week, seven, and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah} also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m. 1. literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years) [(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
weeks, week, seven, and also

Meaning and Definition

shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah} also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m. 1. literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years) [(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651] KJV: seven, week. Root(s): H7650, H7651

Original Word
שָׁבוַּע שָׁבוַּע שֶׁבוּעָה
Transliteration
shabuwa`
Derivation
Root: שׁבע First root strongs: 7650 Second root strongs: 7651
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7620. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7620 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shabuwa`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

weeks Exodus 34:22 10× Seven Deuteronomy 16:9 week Genesis 29:27 Also Numbers 28:26

How Strong's H7620 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7620 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7620 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:27 KJV

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

Genesis 29:28 KJV

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

Exodus 34:22 KJV

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7620.

Genesis 29:27 Old Testament, KJV
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Genesis 29:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Exodus 34:22 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.
Leviticus 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Numbers 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:
Deuteronomy 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.
Deuteronomy 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Deuteronomy 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
2 Chronicles 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
Jeremiah 5:24 Old Testament, KJV
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Ezekiel 45:21 Old Testament, KJV
In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.
Daniel 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Daniel 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Daniel 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Daniel 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Daniel 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
Daniel 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7620, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 6 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7620 FAQ

What does shabua (שָׁבוּעַ) mean?

Shabua (Strong's H7620) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "seven". shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah} also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m. 1. literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years) [(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651]

How many times is shabua (שָׁבוּעַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H7620 across 9 books.

Where can I study shabua (שָׁבוּעַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7620 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shabua (שָׁבוּעַ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as weeks, week, seven, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.