Strong's H7620 · Hebrew
שָׁבוּעַ
shâbûwaʻ · /shaw-boo'-ah/
Definition
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
KJV: seven, week.
Root / derivation: or שָׁבֻעַ; also (feminine) שְׁבֻעָה; properly, passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע) as a denominative of H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁבוּעַ across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
Deuteronomy3 verses
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 16:10And 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: a tribute: or, sufficiency
Deuteronomy 16:16Three 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:
Daniel6 verses
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. finish: or, restrain make an: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet
Daniel 9:25Know 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. be built: Heb. return and be built wall: or, breach, or, ditch troublous: Heb. strait of
Daniel 9:26And 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. but: or, and shall have nothing desolations: or, it shall be cut off by desolations
Daniel 9:27And 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. the covenant: or, a covenant for the: or, with the abominable armies the desolate: or, the desolator
Daniel 10:2In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. full: Heb. weeks of days
Daniel 10:3I 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. pleasant: Heb. bread of desires
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7620 (shâbûwaʻ) mean?
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
How many times does H7620 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7620 (שָׁבוּעַ) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “weeks.”
How is shâbûwaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7620 is rendered as “weeks” (15×), “week” (4×), “seven” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁבוּעַ come from?
or שָׁבֻעַ; also (feminine) שְׁבֻעָה; properly, passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע) as a denominative of H7651 (שֶׁבַע);