*šabˁ “seven”

Semitic *šabˁ “seven” appears in

 

Ugaritic

  • šabˁu 𐎌𐎁𐎓 “seven”

 

Hebrew

  • šeḇaˁ שֶׁבַע “seven”
  • šāḇūaˁ שָׁבוּעַ “cycle of seven, week”
  • šāḇūˁōṯ שָׁבוּעוֹת “weeks, Shavuot”

 

Arabic

  • sabˁ سَبْع “seven”
  • ’usbūˁ أُسْبُوع “cycle of seven, week”

 

 

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