Meanings
seven1
alternative 7 · alternative VII · alternative sev'n
- A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.
The cabbalism of the number seven is emphasized, for in hell seven judges at each of seven gates take one of these divine laws away from her.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 175 - Describing a group or set with seven elements.
The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.
2024 December 23, “Cancer survivor makes hampers for young patients”, in BBC1 more example
1 Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of the children of Israel: none went out, & none came in. 2 And the Lord said vnto Ioshua, See, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho, and the King thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compasse the city, all yee men of warre, and goe round about the city once: thus shalt thou doe sixe dayes. 4 And seuen Priests shall beare before the Arke seuen trumpets of rams hornes: and the seuenth day yee shall compasse the city seuen times, and the Priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to passe that when they make a long blast with the rammes-horne, and when ye heare the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout: and the wall of the citie shall fall downe flat, and the people shall ascend vp euery man straight before him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 6:1–5
plural sevens · alternative 7 · alternative VII · alternative sev'n
- countablecard gamesA card bearing seven pips.
Seven2
- A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥“seven”
- Proto-Germanic*sebun“seven”
- Proto-West Germanic*sebun“seven”
- Old Englishseofon“seven”
- Middle Englishseven
- Englishseven
PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sewe
- sewecardinal number 7
Ancient Greek ἑπτά, ζ΄
- ἑπτά (heptá)cardinal number 7
- ζ΄cardinal number 7
Arabic سَبْعَة
- سَبْعَة (sabʕa)cardinal number 7
Basque zazpi, zazpi
- zazpicardinal number 7
- zazpithe figure seven
Bengali সাত
- সাত (śat)cardinal number 7
Bulgarian се́дем, седми́ца
- се́дем (sédem)cardinal number 7
- седми́ца (sedmíca)the figure seven
- седми́ца (sedmíca)a card bearing seven pips
Catalan set, set
- setcardinal number 7
- setthe figure seven
- seta card bearing seven pips
Chinese Cantonese 七
- 七 (cat¹)cardinal number 7
Chinese Mandarin 七, 七
- 七 (qī)cardinal number 7
- 七 (qī)the figure seven
Czech sedm
- sedmcardinal number 7
Danish syv, syvtal
- syvcardinal number 7
- syvtalthe figure seven
- syvera card bearing seven pips
Dutch zeven, zeven
- zevencardinal number 7
- zeventhe figure seven
- zevena card bearing seven pips
Esperanto sep
- sepcardinal number 7
Estonian seitse
- seitsecardinal number 7
Finnish seitsemän, seitsikko
- seitsemäncardinal number 7
- seitsikkoset or group with seven components
- seiskathe figure seven
- seitsemäinenthe figure seven
- seitsikkothe figure seven
- seiskaa card bearing seven pips
French sept, sept
- septcardinal number 7
- septthe figure seven
German sieben, Sieben
- siebencardinal number 7
- Siebenthe figure seven
Greek επτά, ζ΄
- επτά (eptá)cardinal number 7
- ζ΄cardinal number 7
- επτά (eptá)the figure seven
Hawaiian hiku, ʻehiku
- hikucardinal number 7
- ʻehikucardinal number 7
Hebrew שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה
- שֶׁבַע (sheva)cardinal number 7
- שִׁבְעָה (shiv'a)cardinal number 7
Hindi सात, सत
- सात (sāt)cardinal number 7
- सत (sat)cardinal number 7
- सप्त (sapt)cardinal number 7
Hungarian hét, hetes
- hétcardinal number 7
- hetesthe figure seven
- hetesa card bearing seven pips
Icelandic sjö
- sjöcardinal number 7
Indonesian tujuh
- tujuhcardinal number 7
Irish seacht
- seachtcardinal number 7
Italian sette
- settecardinal number 7
Japanese 七, 七つ
- 七cardinal number 7
- 七つ (nanatsu)cardinal number 7
- セブン (sebun)cardinal number 7
- 七the figure seven
- セブン (sebun)the figure seven
Korean 일곱, 칠
- 일곱 (ilgop)cardinal number 7
- 칠 (chil)cardinal number 7
- 세븐 (sebeun)cardinal number 7
Latin septem
- septemcardinal number 7
Latvian septiņi, septiņas
- septiņicardinal number 7
- septiņascardinal number 7
Lithuanian septyni, septynios
- septynicardinal number 7
- septynioscardinal number 7
- septynetasthe figure seven
Malay tujuh
- tujuhcardinal number 7
Māori whitu
- whitucardinal number 7
Norwegian sju, syv
- sjucardinal number 7
- syvcardinal number 7
- sjutallthe figure seven
- syvtallthe figure seven
Persian هَفت
- هَفت (haft)cardinal number 7
Polish siedem, siedmioro
- siedemcardinal number 7
- siedmiorocardinal number 7
- siódemkathe figure seven
- siódemkaa card bearing seven pips
Portuguese sete, sete
- setecardinal number 7
- setethe figure seven
- setea card bearing seven pips
Punjabi ਸੱਤ
- ਸੱਤ (satta)cardinal number 7
Romanian șapte, șapte
- șaptecardinal number 7
- șaptethe figure seven
Russian семь, се́меро
- семь (semʹ)cardinal number 7
- се́меро (sémero)cardinal number 7
- семёрка (semjórka)set or group with seven components
- семёрка (semjórka)the figure seven
- семёрка (semjórka)a card bearing seven pips
Scottish Gaelic seachd, seachdnar
- seachdcardinal number 7
- seachdnarcardinal number 7
Slovak sedem, sedmička
- sedemcardinal number 7
- sedmičkathe figure seven
- sedmaa card bearing seven pips
Spanish siete, siete
- sietecardinal number 7
- sietethe figure seven
Swahili saba, saba
- sabacardinal number 7
- sabathe figure seven
Swedish sju, sjua
- sjucardinal number 7
- sjuathe figure seven
- sjuaa card bearing seven pips
Tagalog pito, pito
- pitocardinal number 7
- pitothe figure seven
Tamil ஏழு
- ஏழு (ēḻu)cardinal number 7
Thai เจ็ด
- เจ็ด (jèt)cardinal number 7
Turkish yedi
- yedicardinal number 7
Ukrainian сім, се́меро
- сім (sim)cardinal number 7
- се́меро (sémero)cardinal number 7
Urdu سات
- سات (sāt)cardinal number 7
Vietnamese bảy
- bảycardinal number 7
Welsh saith
- saithcardinal number 7
Yiddish זיבן
- זיבן (zibn)cardinal number 7
Zulu isikhombisa
- isikhombisacardinal number 7
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Cite this entry
seven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven
“seven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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