שבע
עברית
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שבע¹
- /ʃabʕ/
- /ʃɒ.ba/
- [ˈʃɒː.bæˑ]
- /ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/
- [ˈʃɛː.vaʕ]
- /ˈʃa.vaʕ/
- [ˈʃæː.væʕ]
- /ˈʃe.baʕ/
- /ˈʃe.baʕ/ East
- /ˈʃe.baŋ/ West
- /ˈʃɛ.va/
- /ˈʃe.va/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.
number שֶׁבַע · shéva' · form שָׁבַע · שִׁבְעָה
- feminine of שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”)
proper noun שֶׁבַע · shéva'
- a female given name
שבע²
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic شَبِعَ (šabiʕa, “to be satisfied (full of food)”).
verb שָׂבַע · savá' · לשבוע · לִשְׂבֹּעַ · שְׂבִיעָה · שָׂבוּעַ
- to be sated.
- to be satisfied כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים יְגֵעִים, לֹא־יוּכַל אִישׁ לְדַבֵּר; לֹא־תִשְׂבַּע עַיִן לִרְאוֹת, וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵא אֹזֶן מִשְּׁמֹעַ.
noun שָׂבָע · savá'
- satiety
noun שֹׂבַע · sóva'
- defective spelling of שובע
adjective שָׂבֵעַ · savéa' · שְׂבֵעָה · שְׂבֵעִים · שְׂבֵעוֹת
- satiated, filled
In English
Talk about this word "שבע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%A2. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. שבע. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%A2 "שבע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%A2.Cite this
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title = {שבע},
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