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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: 7870. שִׁיבַת (shibah) -- Seven</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7870.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/psalms/126-1.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/7870.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> > 7870</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/7869.htm" title="7869">◄</a> 7870. shibah <a href="../hebrew/7871.htm" title="7871">►</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">shibah: Seven</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁיבָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shiybah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shee-BAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shee-baw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Seven<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a return<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שֶׁבַע (sheva), meaning "seven."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G2033 (hepta):</b> The Greek equivalent for the number seven, used in the New Testament with similar symbolic significance.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shibah" is used to denote the number seven. In the Bible, the number seven often symbolizes completeness, perfection, and divine order. It is frequently used in contexts that emphasize God's covenant, creation, and sacred time periods.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the number seven held significant symbolic meaning. It was often associated with divine perfection and completion. In the Hebrew Bible, the number seven appears in various contexts, such as the seven days of creation, the seven-branched menorah, and the seven feasts of Israel. The recurrence of the number seven underscores its importance in conveying theological truths about God's nature and His relationship with humanity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>another reading for <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm">shebuth</a>, q.v.<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> II. [<font class="hebrew2">שִׁיבָה</font>] construct <font class="hebrew2">שִׁיבַת</font> <em>restoration</em> (?) <a href="/interlinear/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1</a>, but read <font class="hebrew2">שְׁבִית</font>, see below <font class="hebrew2">שָׁבָה</font>. — I. <font class="hebrew2">שַׁיבָה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">ישׁב</font>. </p><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>captivity <p>By permutation from <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm">shuwb</a>; a return (of property) -- captivity. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm">shuwb</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שִׁיבַ֣ת שיבת shiVat šî·ḇaṯ šîḇaṯ<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/psalms/126-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 126:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/126.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְ֭הוָה אֶת־ <b> שִׁיבַ֣ת </b> צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/126.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> turned again <span class="itali">the captivity</span> of Zion,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/126-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought the LORD <span class="itali">the captivity</span> of Zion become<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7870.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7870.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7870<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shivat_7870.htm">šî·ḇaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7869.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7869"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7869" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7871.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7871"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7871" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>