Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâbûwaʻ

shaw-boo'-ah

שָׁבוּעַ

What it means

literally, sevened, i.e. a week

literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)

Where it comes from

or שָׁבֻעַ; also (feminine) שְׁבֻעָה; properly, passive participle of shâbaʻ (שָׁבַע) as a denominative of shebaʻ (שֶׁבַע)

How the King James translates it

  • weeks14
  • week4
  • seven1

Every place it appears 19

Genesis29:2729:28
Exodus34:22
Leviticus12:5
Numbers28:26
Deuteronomy16:916:1016:16
2 Chronicles8:13
Jeremiah5:24
Ezekiel45:21