ש־ב־ע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ע (š-b-ʿ)

From Proto-Canaanite *šabaʿ, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *šabaʿu, from Proto-Semitic *šabʿum. Compare Arabic سَبْع (sabʕ).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the meaning “oath””)

Root

ש־ב־ע • (sh-v-')

1. Forming words pertaining to the number seven.
2. Forming words pertaining to promises, oaths.

Forms

• (seven):
  • שֶׁבַע (shéva')
  • שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á)
  • שִׁבְעִים (shiv'ím)
  • שְׁבִיעִי (shvi'í)
  • שבעתיים / שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shiv'atáyim)
  • שָׁבוּעַ (shavúa')
    • שְׁבוּעוֹן (shvu'ón)
• (promises):
  • נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá')
  • שְׁבוּעָה (shvu'á)

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ב־ע (ś-b-ʿ)

Compare Arabic شَبِعَ (šabiʕa, “to be satisfied (full of food)”).

Root

ש־ב־ע • (s-v-')

1. Forming words pertaining to satisfaction.

Forms

• שָׂבַע (savá')
• שובע (sóva')