سبع
s-b-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سبع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "سبع" (sbE) primarily refers to the number seven. It's used for counting, like "seven men" or "seven women.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-b-ʿ
Listen:
سَبْعًا
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Root letters:
س — ب — ع
Word Family Tree (14 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سبع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 28×
Concordance — 28 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سبع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (24)
Noun (24 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:43
Noun
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰ سَبۡعَ بَقَرَ ٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ یَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ یَابِسَـٰتࣲۖ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ أَفۡتُونِی فِی رُءۡیَـٰیَ إِن كُنتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡیَا تَعۡبُرُونَ ٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
Joseph 12:46
Noun
یُوسُفُ أَیُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّیقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِی سَبۡعِ بَقَرَ ٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ یَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ یَابِسَـٰتࣲ لَّعَلِّیۤ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَعۡلَمُونَ ٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."
Joseph 12:47
Noun
قَالَ تَزۡرَعُونَ سَبۡعَ سِنِینَ دَأَبࣰا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوهُ فِی سُنۢبُلِهِۦۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat
Joseph 12:48
Noun
ثُمَّ یَأۡتِی مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَ ٰلِكَ سَبۡعࣱ شِدَادࣱ یَأۡكُلۡنَ مَا قَدَّمۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّا تُحۡصِنُونَ ٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store
لَهَا سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡوَ ٰبࣲ لِّكُلِّ بَابࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ جُزۡءࣱ مَّقۡسُومٌ ٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated."
Derived Forms (14)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| سَبْعَ | sabʿa | Noun | 10× | |
| سَبْعٌ | sabʿun | Noun | 3× | |
| سَبْعًا | sabʿanā | Noun | 2× | |
| سَبْعَةُ | sabʿahu | Noun | 2× | |
| سَبْعِينَ | sabʿiyna | Noun | 2× | |
| سَبْعُونَ | sabʿuwna | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلسَّبْعِ | lsabʿi | Noun | 1× | |
| سَبْعَةٌ | sabʿahun | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلسَّبْعُ | lsabʿu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَسَبْعِ | wasabʿi | Noun | 1× |