Lexical Definition

‎שְׂבָם‎ Sᵉbâm (seb-awm') Sebam ^N:N--L
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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׂבָם‎ proper name, of a location Num 32:3, ‎ִ˜שׂבְמָה‎ vNum 32:38; Josh 13:19; Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9; Jer 48:32 in Moad (Reuben), near Heshbon (compare also Jerome^{Isa 16:8}) Σεβαμα.

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Sebam • Town in the territory of Reuben

Sebam was one of the towns in the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River (Num. 32:3).

• A location near Sibmah שְׂבָם only mentioned at Num.32.3;
• only referred to as Sebam שְׂבָם.
  

Sebam is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of towns requested by the tribes of Reuben and Gad as their inheritance east of the Jordan River (Num. 32:3). The town was located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Reuben, which was situated in the southern part of the region known as Gilead. The exact location of Sebam is unknown, but it was likely in the vicinity of other towns mentioned in the same list, such as Heshbon and Elealeh. No other information about the town is provided in the Bible, and its history and significance remain obscure. The request for these towns by Reuben and Gad suggests that the region was suitable for livestock and agriculture, which were the primary occupations of these tribes.

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