H7647 שָׂבָע (sâbâʻ) saw-baw'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

abundance

copiousness

Derivation: from H7646 (שָׂבַע);

KJV Usage: abundance, plenteous(-ness, -ly).

TWOT Reference: 2231c

1) plenty, satiety

1a) plenty (of breadstuffs)

1b) satiety

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3182 G4134 G4140

שָׂבָע (sa.va) — abundance. 1) plenty, satiety 1a) plenty (of breadstuffs) 1b) satiety

שָׂבָע (H7647)

noun m · שׂבע

Quantity

plenty, abundance = state in which there is an abundance of a certain commodity

Reinier de Blois

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שָׂבָע n.m. plenty, satiety base

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Genesis 41:29

Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

Genesis 41:30

but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.

Genesis 41:31

The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it [will be] so severe -.

Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

Genesis 41:47

During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.

Genesis 41:53

When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

Proverbs 3:10

then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.