Lexical Definition
שְׂגוּב Sᵉgûwb (seg-oob') Segub N:N-M-P
from שָׂגַב; aloft
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
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.21
- son of: Hezron (חֶצְרוֹן) and the daughter_of_Machir (מָכִיר)
- half-brother of: Ram (רָם), Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵל), Caleb (כָּלֵב) and Ashhur (אַשְׁחוּר)
- father of: Jair (יָאִיר)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שְׂגוּב proper name, masculine (exalted); —
1. son of rebuilder of Jericho (Hiel) 1Kgs 16:34 Qr (Kt שׂגיב; ζεγουβ; ᵐ5L omits verse).
2. of Judah 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 2:22 (Σερουχ, ᵐ5L Σεγουβ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 16:34 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:21 · 2:22 |
Profile
Male • Son of Hezron • Son of Hezron; father of Jair
Man living before Israel's Monarchy
Segub, son of Hezron, was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in Gilead.
- A man from the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.21;
- only referred to as Segub שְׂגוּב;
- a son of Hezron חֶצְרוֹן and the daughter_of_Machir מָכִיר;
- half-brother of: Ram רָם, Jerahmeel יְרַחְמְאֵל, Caleb כָּלֵב and Ashhur אַשְׁחוּר;
- father of Jair יָאִיר.
Segub, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:21-22, was the son of Hezron and the father of Jair. Hezron, at the age of sixty, married the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead. This marriage produced Segub. Segub's son, Jair, became a prominent figure who possessed twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. The passage highlights the genealogical connection between Hezron, Segub, and Jair, emphasizing Jair's significance as a possessor of many cities in Gilead. This information is part of the larger genealogical record of the tribe of Judah.
All entries for Segub: שְׂגוּב