שָׁבוּעַ

sha.vu.aNoun (Masculine)H7620

Weeks

From: or שָׁבֻעַ; also (feminine) שְׁבֻעָה; properly, passive participle of H7650 (שָׁבַע) as a denominative of H7651 (שֶׁבַע);

Short Definition

literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)

Full Lexicon Entry

Feast of Weeks, Also named: pentēkostē (*πεντηκοστή *"Pentecost" G4005) This name means seven

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

17 times

Appears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Daniel
6
Deuteronomy
3
Genesis
2
2 Chronicles
1
Exodus
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 8:13
  • Daniel 9:24
  • Daniel 9:27
  • Deuteronomy 16:16
  • Genesis 29:27

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.