BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5434
se.va — Seba
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248) § Seba = "drink thou" 1) a son of Cush 2) a nation south of Palestine, perhaps Ethiopia
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5127
nus — to flee
1) to flee, escape 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flee 1a2) to escape 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback 1b) (Polel) to drive at 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to put to flight 1d2) to drive hastily 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide Aramaic equivalent: nud (נוּד "to flee" H5111)
142 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7643
se.vam — Sebam
§ Shebam or Shibmah or Sibmah = "fragrance" one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of the Jordan in Moab; allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5248
nim.rod — Nimrod
A man of the Cushites living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.10.8; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Sabteca (H5455) § Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant" the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4575
sebastos — Augustan
σεβαστός, -ή, -όν (σεβάζομαι) 1. reverend, august. 2. In late writers, with reference to the Roman Imperial name; (a) ὁ Σ., Augustus, i.e. the Roman Emperor: Act.25:21, 25; (b) Augustan: σπείρα σ., Act.27:1 (See further, Deiss., BS, 218.) † (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4574
sebasma — object of worship
σέβασμα, -τος, τό (σεβάζομαι), [in LXX: Wis.14:20 15:17, Da TH Bel 1:27 * ;] an object of worship: Act.17:23, 2Th.2:4.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5454
sav.tah — Sabtah
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Raamah (H7484), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248); also called Sabta at 1Ch.1.9; § Sabta or Sabtah = "striking" the 3rd son of Cush
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5455
sav.te.kah — Sabteca
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Nimrod (H5248) § Sabtecha = "striking" the 5th son of Cush
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7484
ra.mah — Raamah
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248); father of: Sheba (H7614) and Dedan (H1719B); also called Raama at 1Ch.1.9; Raama at 1Ch.1.9; § Raamah = "horse's mane" 1) son of Cush and father of Sheba and Dedan 2) a home of traders
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4573
sebazomai — to worship
σεβάζομαι (σέβας, reverential awe), [in Aq.: Hos.10:5 * ;] 1. to fear (Hom). 2. In later writers, = σέβομαι, to worship: Rom.1:25 (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5436
se.va.i — Sabeans
People descended from Sheba, a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614) § Sabeans = "drunkards" the people of Seba
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7627
she.vat — Shebat
§ Sebat = "a rod" 11th month in the post-exilic Jewish calendar corresponding to Jan or Feb
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21121
steatokēlē — sebaceous formation in the scrotum
sebaceous formation in the scrotum
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6273
anabasis — ascending
1. a going up, mounting on horseback, (Xenophon Historicus):—; πᾶσα ἄμβασις = πάντες ἀναβάται, all the horsemen , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. an expedition up from the coast into Central Asia, as that of the younger Cyrus, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. a way up, ascent of a tower or mountain, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7728
hippeuō — to ride horseback
1. to be a horseman or rider, to ride , (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;so in Mid., (Herdotus Historicus) 2. metaphorically of the wind, (Euripides) 3. to be a trooper, serve in the cavalry , (Xenophon Historicus) 4. of a horse, as we say "the horse rides (i. e. carries his rider ) well," (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2667
cho.phesh — spread
widespread, fabric for horseback riding, saddle-blanket, saddle-cloths; meaning uncertain
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(1.) One of the sons of Cush (Gen. 10:7). (2.) The name of a country and nation (Isa. 43:3; 45:14) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. The kings of Sheba and Seba are mentioned together in Ps. 72:10.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
