Shebah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁבְעָה

שִׁבְעָה

Shibʻâh · pronounced shib-aw' · Strong's H7656 · a place

Shebah means seven(-th).

Built from

שֶׁבַע shebaʻ (masculine of, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one) open in the lexicon ›

masculine of H7651; seven(-th); Shebah, a well in Palestine.

Gen 26:33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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