The meaning of “שְׂבָם”
Understanding Sᵉbâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) שִׂבְמָה Sibmâh (sibmaw'); probably from בָּשָׂם; spice Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah. - § Shebam or Shibmah or ...
שְׂבָם
or (feminine) שִׂבְמָה Sibmâh (sibmaw'); probably from בָּשָׂם; spice Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah. - § Shebam or Shibmah or Sibmah = "fragrance" - Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab 1) one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of the Jordan in Moab; allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 32:38 | “And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.” Word: שְׂבָם (Sᵉbâm) | |
| Joshua 13:19 | “And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,” Word: שְׂבָם (Sᵉbâm) | |
| Isaiah 16:9 | “Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.” Word: שְׂבָם (Sᵉbâm) | |
| Jeremiah 48:32 | “O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.” Word: שְׂבָם (Sᵉbâm) |