Lexical Definition
שִׁבְעִים shibʻîym (shib-eem') seventy H:N
multiple of שֶׁבַע
seventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).
- seventy
1) seventy
See Greek: ἑβδομηκοντάκις · ἡμέρα
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שִׁבְעִים91 noun plural seventy (irregular plural of שֶׁבַע Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f, R. 1); — not declined: — seventy (often as round number, compare KöHast DB NUMBER, 568 a):
1. without other number:
a. before singular noun year Gen 5:12 +12 t., man Judg 9:2; Num 11:25 + 7 t., shekel Num 7:13 + 11 t., other n. 5 t.
b. before plural noun kings Judg 1:7, sons Judg 8:30; Judg 9:24; 2Kgs 10:1, brothers Judg 9:56, asses Judg 12:14, palms Exod 15:27; Num 33:9, males Ezra 8:7; Ezra 8:14.
c. after n.collective (בָּקָר) 2Chr 29:32, plural noun Dan 9:24.
d. predicate Gen 46:27.
e. noun omitted Exod 24:1; Exod 24:9 (man), Num 7:85 (shekel), compare Judg 9:4.
2. אֶלֶף ׳שׁ = 70,000 2Sam 24:15 + 6 t.
3. + other number:
a. + unit + singular noun Judg 8:14 noun omitted 70 + 7 (times) Gen 4:24, compare Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43 so 2 + 70 Num 31:38 plural noun + 70 + 7 Ezra 8:35 5 years + 70 year Gen 12:4.
b. 5 + 70 x 1000 (man) Esth 9:16 compare Num 2:4; Num 3:43; Num 26:32 2 + 70 x 1000; Num 31:33 (בָּקָר precedes); 70 man, 50 x 1000 man 1Sam 6:19 7 + 70 year + 7 x 100 year Gen 5:31 noun omitted 3 + 70 + 200 Num 3:46.
c. 70 following hundreds: 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7, and (noun omitted) 70 + 2 Ezra 2:3; Ezra 2:4 = Neh 7:8; Neh 7:9; Neh 11:19 + 3 Ezra 2:36; Neh 7:39 5 + 70 Ezra 2:5).
d. 1000 + 7 x 100 + 5 + 70 shekel Exod 38:25 and (noun omitted) vExod 38:38.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 4:24 · 5:12 · 5:31 · 12:4 · 25:7 · 46:27 |
| Exodus | 15:27 · 24:1 · 24:9 · 38:25 · 38:38 |
| Numbers | 2:4 · 3:43 · 3:46 · 7:13 · 7:85 · 11:25 · 26:32 · 31:33 · 31:38 · 33:9 |
| Judges | 1:7 · 8:14 · 8:30 · 9:2 · 9:4 · 9:24 · 9:56 · 12:14 |
| 1 Samuel | 6:19 |
| 2 Samuel | 24:15 |
| 2 Kings | 10:1 |
| 2 Chronicles | 29:32 |
| Ezra | 2:3 · 2:4 · 2:5 · 2:36 · 2:40 · 8:7 · 8:14 · 8:35 |
| Nehemiah | 7:8 · 7:9 · 7:39 · 7:43 · 11:19 |
| Esther | 9:16 |
| Daniel | 9:24 |