Lexical Definition
שׁוּחַ Shûwach (shoo'-akh) Shuah N:N-M-P
from שׁוּחַ; dell
Shuah.
- § Shuah = "wealth"
- Shuach, a son of Abraham
1) son of Abraham by his wife Keturah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שֽׁוּחַ | Shuah | Gen.25.2 |
| וְשׁ֑וּחַ | and Shuah | 1Chr.1.32 |
| Σωιέ | Shuah | LXX.Gen.25.2 |
| Σαυά | Shuah | LXX.Gen.38.2 • LXX.Gen.38.12 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2
- son of: Abraham (אַבְרָהָם) and Keturah (קְטוּרָה)
- half-brother of: Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל) and Isaac (יִצְחָק)
- brother of: Zimran (זִמְרָן), Jokshan (יׇקְשָׁן), Medan (מְדָן), Midian (מִדְיָן) and Ishbak (יִשְׁבָּק)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שׁוּחַ proper name, masculine son of Abraham and Keturah, Gen 25:2; 1Chr 1:32 Σωυε, Σωε, Σουε. — In Assyrian Šu—i is named as Aramaean land on Euphrates (left bank TieleGeschichte. 153 < right bank, compare especially SchrKG 142 f.; it had, however, dependencies on left bank) by Tiglath-Pileser I. (KBi. 33), Ašurnasirpal (Id.ib. 99, 101).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 25:2 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:32 |
Profile
Male • Son of Abraham • Son of Abraham and Keturah, ancestor of a tribe.
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Shuah was a son of Abraham and Keturah, and his descendants formed a tribe.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2;
- only referred to as Shuah שׁוּחַ;
- son of Abraham אַבְרָהָם and Keturah קְטוּרָה;
- half-brother of: Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵאל and Isaac יִצְחָק;
- a brother of Zimran זִמְרָן, Jokshan יׇקְשָׁן, Medan מְדָן, Midian מִדְיָן and Ishbak יִשְׁבָּק.
Shuah is mentioned in Genesis 25:2 and 1 Chronicles 1:32 as one of the sons of Abraham and his second wife, Keturah. After the death of Sarah, Abraham took Keturah as his wife, and she bore him six sons, including Shuah. These sons were sent away with gifts to the east, away from Abraham's son Isaac, to whom he gave his main inheritance. Shuah's descendants formed a tribe, although no further details about their history or location are provided in the biblical text. The mention of Shuah and his brothers demonstrates Abraham's fulfillment of God's promise to make him the father of many nations, even though the covenant was primarily established through his son Isaac.
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