Lexical Definition
סְבָא Çᵉbâʼ (seb-aw') Seba N:N-M-P
of foreign origin
Seba.
- § Seba = "drink thou"
- Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him
n pr m
1) a son of Cush
n pr loc
2) a nation south of Palestine, perhaps Ethiopia
Extended Information
- A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7
- son of: Cush (כּוּשׁ)
- brother of: Havilah (חֲוִילָה), Sabtah (סַבְתָּא), Raamah (רַעְמָה), Sabteca (סַבְתְּכָא) and Nimrod (נִמְרוֹד)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סְבָא proper name, masculine 1st son of Cush, in poetry and late; — Gen 10:7 (P) (ᵐ5 Σαβα, as שְׁבָא) = 1Chr 1:9 (ᵐ5 id., but B Σαβατ); = nation (or territory) Ps 72:10 (ᵐ5 Σαβα; + שְׁבָא, ᵐ5 Αραβων), so (+ כּוּשׁ, || מִצְרַיִם) Isa 43:3 (ᵐ5 Σοηνη); clearly situated in south; most probably = λιμὴν Σαβά, and Σαβαὶ πόλις εὐμεγέθης, in Adulic gulf on west coast of Red Sea; see Straboxvi. 4. 8. 10 Ptoliv. 7, 7 f. DiGn BaePsalm DuIs; > Meroë JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 2:10»ii. 10, 2 and others
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:7 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:9 |
| Psalms | 72:10 |
| Isaiah | 43:3 |
Profile
Male • Son of Cush • Son of Cush, brother of Raamah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Seba was a son of Cush and brother of Raamah.
- A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
- only referred to as Seba סְבָא;
- son of Cush כּוּשׁ;
- a brother of Havilah חֲוִילָה, Sabtah סַבְתָּא, Raamah רַעְמָה, Sabteca סַבְתְּכָא and Nimrod נִמְרוֹד.
Seba is mentioned in Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9 as a son of Cush and a brother of Raamah. He is listed among the descendants of Ham, one of Noah's sons, in the Table of Nations. The Table of Nations in Genesis 10 provides a genealogical record of the repopulation of the earth after the Flood. Seba and his relatives are associated with the southern Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa region. Although little is known about Seba as an individual, his mention in the genealogy suggests that he was a significant ancestor of a people group or region.
All entries for Seba: סְבָא