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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7659. שִׁבְעָתָ֫יִם (shibathayim) -- Sevenfold, seventy-sevenfold</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7659.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/4-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7659.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7659</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7658.htm" title="7658">◄</a> 7659. shibathayim <a href="../hebrew/7660.htm" title="7660">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shibathayim: Sevenfold, seventy-sevenfold</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁבְעָתַיִם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shib`athayim<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shiv-ah-tah-yeem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shib-aw-thah'-yim)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sevenfold, seventy-sevenfold<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>seven-times<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root שֶׁבַע (sheva), meaning "seven."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is ἑπτάκις (heptakis), meaning "seven times."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "shibathayim" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a multiplication or intensification of the number seven. It often conveys the idea of completeness or perfection, as the number seven is symbolically significant in biblical literature. The term can imply a sevenfold increase or, in some contexts, seventy-sevenfold, indicating an even greater degree of multiplication.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, numbers held symbolic meanings. The number seven is particularly significant, often representing completeness, divine perfection, or covenant. This is seen in the seven days of creation, the seven feasts of Israel, and the sevenfold sprinkling of blood in sacrificial rituals. The use of "shibathayim" in the biblical text underscores the importance of this number in conveying God's completeness and the fullness of His actions or judgments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm">sheba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sevenfold, seven times<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>seven times (2), sevenfold (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שִׁבְעָתַ֫יִם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine dual</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>seven-fold, seven times</b></font> (compare Ges<sup>§§ 97h</sup>, 134r); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>seven-fold, seven times as much</em>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-31.htm">Proverbs 6:31</a>; as adverb <a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-15.htm">Genesis 4:15,24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-12.htm">Psalm 79:12</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>seven times</em>, adverb <a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7</a>. — <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9</a> read Qr <font class="hebrew2">שְׁבַעְתָּם</font> see I. <font class="hebrew2">שֶׁבַע</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sevenfold, times <p>Dual (adverbially) of <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm">sheba'</a>; seven- times -- seven(-fold, times). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm">sheba'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בעתים שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם שִׁבְעָתַ֔יִם שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃ שבעתים שבעתים׃ ḇə‘āṯayim ḇə·‘ā·ṯa·yim shivaTayim šiḇ‘āṯayim šiḇ‘āṯāyim šiḇ·‘ā·ṯa·yim šiḇ·‘ā·ṯā·yim veatayim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 4:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֹרֵ֣ג קַ֔יִן <b> שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם </b> יֻקָּ֑ם וַיָּ֨שֶׂם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> vengeance will be taken <span class="itali">on him sevenfold.</span> And the LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> vengeance shall be taken <span class="itali">on him sevenfold.</span> And the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kills Cain <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> vengeance appointed<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 4:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כִּ֥י <b> שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם </b> יֻקַּם־ קָ֑יִן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is avenged <span class="itali">sevenfold,</span> Then Lamech<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be avenged <span class="itali">sevenfold,</span> truly Lamech<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> If <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> is avenged Cain<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 12:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָאָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק <b> שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the earth, refined <span class="itali">seven times.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of earth, purified <span class="itali">seven times.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the earth refined <span class="itali">seven</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/79-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 79:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/79.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ <b> שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם </b> אֶל־ חֵיקָ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/79.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to our neighbors <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> into their bosom<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/79.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto our neighbours <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> into their bosom<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and return to our neighbors <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> into their bosom<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/6-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 6:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם <b> שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם </b> אֶת־ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he must repay <span class="itali">sevenfold;</span> He must give<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he shall restore <span class="itali">sevenfold;</span> he shall give<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is found repay <span class="itali">sevenfold</span> all the substance<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽחַמָּה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה <b> שִׁבְעָתַ֔יִם </b> כְּא֖וֹר שִׁבְעַ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the sun <span class="itali">will be seven times</span> [brighter], like the light<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the sun <span class="itali">shall be sevenfold,</span> as the light<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sun become <span class="itali">will be seven</span> the light of seven<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7659.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7659.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7659<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a 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