سَبُعَةٌ
Root: سبع
Full Definition
سَبُعَةٌ
and
سَبْعَةٌ , the latter a contraction of the former, The lioness. Hence the saying, أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ , or السَّبْعَةِ, He seized him with the seizing of a lioness, or of the lioness, which is more impetuous (أَنْزَقُ) than the lion, or more bold than the lion: or the saying is, أَخَذَهُ أَخْذَ سَبْعَةَ he seized him with the seizing of Seb'ah, who was a certain strong man, or a certain insolent and audacious rebel, of the Arabs, whom one of the kings of El-Yemen seized, and, after having cut off his hands and feet, or arms and legs, crucified; [so that the meaning is, he punished him with the punishment of Seb'ah;] and hence it was said, لَأُعَذِّبَنَّكَ عَذَابَ سَبْعَةَ [I will assuredly punish thee with the punishment of Seb'ah]; and لَأَعْمَلَنَّ بِكَ عَمَلَ سَبْعَةَ
I will assuredly do with thee as was done with Seb'ah: or the man's name was سَبُعٌ, and it was contracted, and made fem. by way of contempt: or the meaning of the first saying is, he seized him with the seizing of seven men: and in like manner the last saying is expl. by some [who say سَبْعَةٍ instead of سَبْعَةَ]. The dim. is
سُبَيْعَةٌ . [See also سَبُعٌ.]
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