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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Seven  \Sev"en\,  a.  [OE.  seven  seoven,  seofen  AS  seofon 
  seofan  seofen  akin  to  D.  zeven,  OS.,  Goth.,  &  OHG.  sibun 
  G.  sieben  Icel.  sjau,  sj["o],  Sw  sju,  Dan.  syv,  Lith. 
  septyni  Russ.  seme,  W.  saith,  Gael.  seachd  Ir  seacht  L. 
  septem,  Gr  ???,  Skr.  saptan.  [root]305.  Cf  {Hebdomad}, 
  {Heptagon},  {September}.] 
  One  more  than  six  six  and  one  added;  as  seven  days  make  one 
  week. 
 
  {Seven  sciences}.  See  the  Note  under  {Science},  n.,  4. 
 
  {Seven  stars}  (Astron.),  the  Pleiades. 
 
  {Seven  wonders  of  the  world}.  See  under  {Wonders}. 
 
  {Seven-year  apple}  (Bot.),  a  rubiaceous  shrub  ({Genipa 
  clusiifolia})  growing  in  the  West  Indies;  also  its  edible 
  fruit. 
 
  {Seven-year  vine}  (Bot.),  a  tropical  climbing  plant 
  ({Ipom[oe]a  tuberosa})  related  to  the  morning-glory. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Seven  \Sev"en\,  n. 
  1.  The  number  greater  by  one  than  six  seven  units  or 
  objects. 
 
  Of  every  beast,  and  bird,  and  insect  small  Game 
  sevens  and  pairs.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  A  symbol  representing  seven  units,  as  7,  or  vii. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  seven 
  adj  :  being  one  more  than  six  [syn:  {7},  {vii}] 
  n  :  the  cardinal  number  that  is  the  sum  of  six  and  one  [syn:  {7}, 
  {VII},  {sevener},  {heptad},  {septet}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Seven 
  This  number  occurs  frequently  in  Scripture,  and  in  such 
  connections  as  lead  to  the  supposition  that  it  has  some  typical 
  meaning.  On  the  seventh  day  God  rested,  and  hallowed  it  (Gen. 
  2:2,  3).  The  division  of  time  into  weeks  of  seven  days  each 
  accounts  for  many  instances  of  the  occurrence  of  this  number. 
  This  number  has  been  called  the  symbol  of  perfection,  and  also 
  the  symbol  of  rest.  "Jacob's  seven  years'  service  to  Laban; 
  Pharaoh's  seven  fat  oxen  and  seven  lean  ones;  the  seven  branches 
  of  the  golden  candlestick;  the  seven  trumpets  and  the  seven 
  priests  who  sounded  them  the  seven  days'  siege  of  Jericho;  the 
  seven  churches,  seven  spirits,  seven  stars,  seven  seals,  seven 
  vials,  and  many  others  sufficiently  prove  the  importance  of 
  this  sacred  number"  (see  Lev.  25:4;  1  Sam.  2:5;  Ps  12:6;  79:12; 
  Prov.  26:16;  Isa.  4:1;  Matt.  18:21,  22;  Luke  17:4).  The  feast  of 
  Passover  (Ex.  12:15,  16),  the  feast  of  Weeks  (Deut.  16:9),  of 
  Tabernacles  (13:15),  and  the  Jubilee  (Lev.  25:8),  were  all 
  ordered  by  seven  Seven  is  the  number  of  sacrifice  (2  Chr. 
  29:21;  Job  42:8),  of  purification  and  consecration  (Lev.  42:6, 
  17;  8:11,  33;  14:9,  51),  of  forgiveness  (Matt.  18:21,  22;  Luke 
  17:4),  of  reward  (Deut.  28:7;  1  Sam.  2:5),  and  of  punishment 
  (Lev.  26:21,  24,  28;  Deut.  28:25).  It  is  used  for  any  round 
  number  in  such  passages  as  Job  5:19;  Prov.  26:16,  25;  Isa.  4:1; 
  Matt.  12:45.  It  is  used  also  to  mean  abundantly"  (Gen.  4:15, 
  24;  Lev.  26:24;  Ps  79:12).




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