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Lexicon :: Strong's H7651 - šeḇaʿ

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שֶׁבַע
Transliteration
šeḇaʿ
Pronunciation
sheh'-bah
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2318

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁבַע shebaʻ, sheh'-bah; or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה shibʻâh); from H7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number:—(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 394x

The KJV translates Strong's H7651 in the following manner: seven (355x), seventh (13x), seventeen (with H6240) (8x), seven times (6x), seventeenth (with H6240) (6x), seventeenth (5x), sevens (with H7657) (2x), seven men (1x), sevenfold (1x), seventeen (with H6235) (1x), seventeen (with H7657) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 394x
The KJV translates Strong's H7651 in the following manner: seven (355x), seventh (13x), seventeen (with H6240) (8x), seven times (6x), seventeenth (with H6240) (6x), seventeenth (5x), sevens (with H7657) (2x), seven men (1x), sevenfold (1x), seventeen (with H6235) (1x), seventeen (with H7657) (1x).

  1. seven (cardinal number)

    1. as ordinal number

    2. in combination - 17, 700 etc

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁבַע shebaʻ, sheh'-bah; or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה shibʻâh); from H7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number:—(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658.
STRONGS H7651: Abbreviations
I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה 394 noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI16 שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (DlGr. § 65, 6; s = שׁ), Arabic bdb098709, bdb098710, Sabean סבע HomChr 47, 124, Ethiopic bdb098711bdb098712Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, bdb098713, bdb098714; on etymology compare LagBN 37 f.); — masculine (with noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Genesis 41:2 + 115 times; construct שְׁבַע Genesis 5:26 + 47 times, especially P (15 times) and Chronicles (20 times), וּשֲׁבַע 1 Kings 14:21 feminine (with noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Genesis 4:24 + 100 times; constructשִׁבְעַת Genesis 7:10 + 120 times; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2 Samuel 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:
1. without other number:
a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Genesis 21:28 (J), Judges 16:13; Isaiah 4:1 + 80 times, especially שָׁנִים שׁ׳ Genesis 29:18 (E) + 32 times (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2 Samuel 24:13a, compare 2 Samuel 24:13b, 2 Samuel 24:13c, also Greek Version of the LXX and || 1 Chronicles 21:12; so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פְּעָמִים שׁ׳ Genesis 33:3 (J), Leviticus 4:6 (P) + 17 times; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ שׁ׳ 1 Kings 6:6; after noun Ezekiel 40:20, 26; noun omitted Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16, + (= מְּעָמִים שׁ׳) Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28 (H), Psalm 119:64; Proverbs 24:16.
b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Numbers 23:1 (3 times in verse) (E) + 40 times + [H7658 Job 42:13 (read שׁ׳ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges§ 97c and most)]; + (distributive) וְשׁ׳ שׁ׳ Zechariah 4:2; after noun Genesis 7:4 (J), Exodus 25:37 (P) + 12 times (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1 Samuel 2:5 + 9 times, including שׁ׳ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1 Kings 7:17 (twice in verse) Greek Version of the LXX Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also שׁ׳ שׁ׳ distributive = 7 each Genesis 7:2, 3(J); as predicate Genesis 46:25 (P),
c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Numbers 23:4 (E), Numbers 8:2 (P), Ezekiel 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 times, incl יָמִים שׁ׳ Genesis 8:10 (J), + 88 times + Ezekiel 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַע Deuteronomy 15:2; 2 Kings 12:2 + 3 times, בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezekiel 30:20, compare Ezekiel 45:20; לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Genesis 7:10 (J), 1 Chronicles 9:25.
2.
†a. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years Genesis 37:2 + 3 times + 1 Kings 14:21, also as ordinal עֶשׂ׳ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ׳ 1 Kings 22:52, שָׁנָה עֶשׂ׳ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ׳ 2 Kings 16:1.
†b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1 Chronicles 24:15; 1 Chronicles 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1 Chronicles 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Nehemiah 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:4; unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף שׁ׳ Jeremiah 32:9 7shekels and 10 the silver
3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judges 8:26 + 39 times (but Nehemiah 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi which see).
4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1 Kings 20:30 + 2 times; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1 Kings 20:15 + 15 times; 57,000 is 7x 50x 1000 Numbers 1:31; Numbers 2:8, 31.
5. שׁ׳ + other number:
a. שׁ׳ follows + 18 times:
(1) singular noun after שׁ׳ Judges 8:14; also (= ordinal number) Ezekiel 29:17 + 2 times, שְׁנַת שָׁנָה שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ׳ 2 Kings 13:10, compare 2 Kings 15:1;
(2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Nehemiah 7:72;
(3) singular noun construct precedes בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ׳ 1 Kings 16:10, 15 (ordinal);
(4) noun after each number Genesis 23:1; Genesis 25:17 (both P), etc.
b. שׁ׳ precedes + 10 times (P and Esther):
(1) noun singular after other number Genesis 8:14; Exodus 6:16, 20 + 3 times Esther;
(2) noun repeated Genesis 5:7; Genesis 11:21; Genesis 47:28, compare Genesis 5:25, 31.
c. 1000+17 Ezra 2:39 = Nehemiah 7:42 — שׁ׳ often with sacred significance: Genesis 21:28ff. (J), Exodus 37:23; Leviticus 4:6, 17; Leviticus 8:11; Leviticus 14:27 + (P); as round number Genesis 4:24 (song in J), Genesis 29:18ff; Genesis 31:23; Genesis 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing + 7 times Genesis 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare WklTelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246 NeMar, 11 f.; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially KöHast. DB NUMBER, 562 f., 565.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7655.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:24; 4:24; 5:7; 5:25; 5:26; 5:31; 7:2; 7:3; 7:4; 7:10; 7:10; 7:11; 8:4; 8:10; 8:14; 11:21; 21:28; 21:28; 23:1; 25:17; 29:18; 29:18; 31:23; 33:3; 33:3; 37:2; 41:2; 41:2; 46:25; 47:28

Exodus

6:16; 6:20; 25:37; 37:23

Leviticus

4:6; 4:6; 4:17; 8:11; 14:27; 26:18; 26:21; 26:24; 26:28

Numbers

1:31; 2:8; 2:31; 8:2; 23:1; 23:4

Deuteronomy

15:2

Judges

8:14; 8:26; 16:13

1 Samuel

2:5

2 Samuel

21:9; 24:13; 24:13; 24:13

1 Kings

6:6; 7:17; 14:21; 14:21; 16:10; 16:15; 20:15; 20:30; 22:52

2 Kings

12:2; 13:10; 15:1; 16:1

1 Chronicles

7:11; 9:25; 21:12; 24:15; 25:24

Ezra

2:30; 2:39; 8:35

Nehemiah

7:42; 7:42; 7:68; 7:72

Job

2:13; 5:19

Psalms

119:64

Proverbs

6:16; 24:16

Isaiah

4:1

Jeremiah

32:9

Ezekiel

29:17; 30:20; 40:20; 40:26; 45:20; 45:21; 45:23

Zechariah

4:2

H7651

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Strong's Number H7651 matches the Hebrew שֶׁבַע (šeḇaʿ),
which occurs 394 times in 344 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 7 (Gen 4:24–Gen 46:25)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 - If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. H7651

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:7 - And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven H7651 years, and begat sons and daughters:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:25 - And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven H7651 years, and begat Lamech:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:26 - And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven H7651 hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:31 - And all the days of Lamech were seven H7651 hundred seventy and seven H7651 years: and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:2 - Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, H7651 H7651 the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3 - Of fowls also of the air by sevens, H7651 H7651 the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:4 - For yet seven H7651 days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:10 - And it came to pass after seven H7651 days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:11 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth H7651 day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:4 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth H7651 day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10 - And he stayed yet other seven H7651 days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - And he stayed yet other seven H7651 days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:14 - And in the second month, on the seven H7651 and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:21 - And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven H7651 years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:28 - And Abraham set seven H7651 ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:29 - And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven H7651 ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - And he said, For these seven H7651 ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:1 - And Sarah was an hundred and seven H7651 and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:17 - And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven H7651 years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:18 - And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven H7651 years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:20 - And Jacob served seven H7651 years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:27 - Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven H7651 other years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:30 - And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven H7651 other years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:23 - And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven H7651 days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3 - And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven H7651 times, until he came near to his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen H7651 years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:2 - And, behold, there came up out of the river seven H7651 well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:3 - And, behold, seven H7651 other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4 - And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven H7651 well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:5 - And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven H7651 ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:6 - And, behold, seven H7651 thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:7 - And the seven thin ears devoured the seven H7651 rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:18 - And, behold, there came up out of the river seven H7651 kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:19 - And, behold, seven H7651 other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:20 - And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven H7651 fat kine:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:22 - And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven H7651 ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:23 - And, behold, seven H7651 ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:24 - And the thin ears devoured the seven H7651 good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:26 - The seven H7651 good kine are seven H7651 years; and the seven H7651 good ears are seven H7651 years: the dream is one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:27 - And the seven H7651 thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven H7651 years; and the seven H7651 empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven H7651 years of famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:29 - Behold, there come seven H7651 years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:30 - And there shall arise after them seven H7651 years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:34 - Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven H7651 plenteous years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:36 - And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven H7651 years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:47

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:47 - And in the seven H7651 plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48 - And he gathered up all the food of the seven H7651 years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:53

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:53 - And the seven H7651 years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:54

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:54 - And the seven H7651 years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:25 - These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. H7651

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