The meaning of “שְׂגוּב”
Understanding Sᵉgûwb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Segub. - § Segub = "exalted" - Segub, the name of two Israelites 1) the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite who rebuilt J...
שְׂגוּב
Segub. - § Segub = "exalted" - Segub, the name of two Israelites 1) the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite who rebuilt Jericho 2) a Judaite, son of Hezron
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 16:34 | “In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. ” Word: שְׂגוּב (Sᵉgûwb) | |
| 1 Chronicles 2:21 | “And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.” Word: שְׂגוּב (Sᵉgûwb) | |
| 1 Chronicles 2:22 | “And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.” Word: שְׂגוּב (Sᵉgûwb) |