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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 393 times in 344 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 7 (Num 31:19–2Sa 21:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:19 - And do ye abide without the camp seven H7651 days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven H7651 and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43 - (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven H7651 thousand and five hundred sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven H7651 hundred and fifty shekels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:1 - When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven H7651 nations greater and mightier than thou;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:1 - At the end of every seven H7651 years thou shalt make a release.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh H7651 year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:3 - Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven H7651 days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:4 - And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven H7651 days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:9 - Seven H7651 weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven H7651 weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:13 - Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven H7651 days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:15 - Seven H7651 days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:7 - The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven H7651 ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:25 - The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven H7651 ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:10 - And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven H7651 years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:4 - And seven H7651 priests shall bear before the ark seven H7651 trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven H7651 times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:6 - And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven H7651 priests bear seven H7651 trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:8 - And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven H7651 priests bearing the seven H7651 trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:13 - And seven H7651 priests bearing seven H7651 trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:15 - And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven H7651 times: only on that day they compassed the city seven H7651 times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:2 - And there remained among the children of Israel seven H7651 tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:5 - And they shall divide it into seven H7651 parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:6 - Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven H7651 parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:9 - And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven H7651 parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:1 - And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven H7651 years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:25 - And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven H7651 years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:14 - And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen H7651 men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven H7651 hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:9 - And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven H7651 years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:12 - And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven H7651 days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - And she wept before him the seven H7651 days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:7 - And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven H7651 green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:8 - Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven H7651 green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven H7651 locks of my head with the web.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven H7651 locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:15 - And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven H7651 hundred chosen men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:16 - Among all this people there were seven H7651 hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 - And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven H7651 sons, hath born him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:5 - They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; H7651 and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:1 - And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven H7651 months.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:8 - And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven H7651 days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:3 - And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven H7651 days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:8 - And he tarried seven H7651 days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:10 - Again, Jesse made seven H7651 of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven H7651 days.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:11 - And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven H7651 years and six months.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven H7651 years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4 - And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven H7651 hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:18 - And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven H7651 hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:6 - Let seven H7651 men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

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