Senses
1. seven (Aramaic cardinal numeral) — The Aramaic cardinal numeral (שִׁבְעָה) meaning 'seven,' used in Daniel and Ezra for counts of items (times, days, etc.). The two clusters represent the same numeral: one with the conjunction waw ('and seven,' 4x) and one bare ('seven,' 2x). The kor rendering '일곱배로' (sevenfold) for the bare form reflects contextual translation of Daniel 3:19 where 'seven times more' is intended, but the underlying numeral is the same. Evidence: eng 'seven / and seven,' spa 'siete / y siete,' arb 'سَبْعَةُ / وَ سَبْعَةُ,' kor '일곱 / 일곱배로,' swa 'saba / na saba,' hin 'सात / और सात.' All render the cardinal numeral seven. 6×
AR["سَبْعَةً","سَبْعَةُ","وَ-سَبْعَة","وَ-سَبْعَةُ"]·ben["আর-সাত","এবং-সাত","সাত","সাতগুণ"]·DE["[ושבעה]","[ושבעת]","[שבעה]"]·EN["and-his-seven","and-seven","seven"]·FR["[ושבעת]","et-sept","sept"]·heb["ו-שבעה","ו-שבעת","שבע","שבעה"]·HI["और-सात","सात","सात-गुना"]·ID["dan-tujuh","tujuh","tujuh-kali"]·IT["[ושבעת]","e-sette","sette"]·jav["lan-pitu","lan-pitung","pitu"]·KO["그리고-일곱","일곱","일곱배로"]·PT["e-sete","e-seus-sete","sete","sete-vezes"]·RU["-раз","и-семи","и-семь","семь"]·ES["siete","siete-veces","y-siete","y-sus-siete"]·SW["na-saba","na-washauri","saba"]·TR["ve-yedi","yedi"]·urd["اور-سات","سات","سات-گنا"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שְׁבַע] only שִׁבְעָה n.f. seven (BH I. שֶׁבַע);—abs. שׁ׳ bef. n.m. pl. Dn 4:13, 20, 22, 29; cstr. שִׁבְעַת bef. n.m. pl. Ezr 7:14; חַד שִׁבְעָה עַל־דִּי Dn 3:19 seven times above what (more than), v. חַד, √ אחד.