HebrewH7643Noun

שְׂבָם

se.vam

6Occurrences
H7643Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab

or (feminine) שִׂבְמָה; probably from H1313 (בָּשָׂם); spice;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Shebam or Shibmah or Sibmah = "fragrance" one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of the Jordan in Moab; allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

שְׂבָם appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
2
Numbers
2
Jeremiah
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

Isaiah 16:8BSB

For the fields of Heshbon have withered,along with the grapevines of Sibmah.The rulers of the nationshave trampled its choicest vines,which had reached as far as Jazerand spread toward the desert.Their shoots had spread outand passed over the sea.

Isaiah 16:9BSB

So I weep with Jazerfor the vines of Sibmah;I drench Heshbon and Elealehwith my tears.Triumphant shouts have fallen silentover your summer fruit and your harvest.

Jeremiah 48:32BSB

I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah,more than I weep for Jazer.Your tendrils have extended to the sea;they reach even to Jazer.The destroyer has descendedon your summer fruit and grape harvest.

Joshua 13:19BSB

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,

Numbers 32:3BSB

“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.