שָׁבַעshâbaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• שֶׁבַעshebaʻ · H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
• אֱלִישֶׁבַעʼĔlîyshebaʻ · H472Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
• אַשְׁבֵּעַʼAshbêaʻ · H791Asbea, an Israelite
• בְּאֵר שֶׁבַעBᵉʼêr Shebaʻ · H884Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
• בַּת־שֶׁבַעBath-Shebaʻ · H1339Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon
• יְהוֹשֶׁבַעYᵉhôwshebaʻ · H3089Jehosheba, an Israelitess
• שָׁבוּעַshâbûwaʻ · H7620literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
• שְׁבוּעָהshᵉbûwʻâh · H7621properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath

Where it appears

Appears 186 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 21:23 “Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”
• Genesis 21:24 Abraham replied, “Yes, I swear to it!”
• Genesis 21:31 Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
• Genesis 22:16 “This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
• Genesis 24:3 Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.
• Genesis 24:7 For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son.