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 · H8352
shet — Seth
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.25; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Abel (H1893); father of: Enosh (H0583); also called Sheth (Ketiv: buttock) at Num.24.17; § Seth = "compensation" 1) the 3rd son of Adam by Eve 1a) also 'Sheth'
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4589
Sēth — Seth
Σήθ, ὁ (Heb. שֵׁת), indecl., Seth (Gen.4:25): Luk.3:38.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7614
she.va — 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 § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4317
mi.kha.el — Michael
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.13; father of: Sethur (H5639) § Michael = "who is like God" 1) one of, the chief, or the first archangel who is described as the one who stands in time of conflict for the children of Israel 2) an Asherite, father of Sethur, one of the 12 spies of Israel 3) one of the Gadites who settled in the land of Bashan 4) another Gadite, ancestor of Abihail 5) a Gershonite Levite, ancestor of Asaph 6) one of the 5 sons of Izrahiah of the tribe of Issachar 7) a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah 8) one of the captains from Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag 9) father or ancestor of Omri, chief of the tribe of Issachar in the reign of David 10) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat who were murdered by their elder brother, Jehoram 11) father or ancestor of Zebadiah, of the sons of Shephatiah
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H121
a.dam — Adam
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.2.19; married to Eve (H2332); father of: Cain (H7014B), Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352); also translated "man" at Gen.2.19,21,23; 3.8,9,20; 5.2; "mankind" at Deu.32.8; "others" at Job.31.33; § Adam = "red" 1) first man 2) city in Jordan valley
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5780
uts — Uz
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23; son of: Aram (H0758); brother of: Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Uz = "wooded" 1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth 2) son of Nahor by Milcah 3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir 4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3382
ye.red — Jared
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.15; son of: Mahalalel (H4111); father of: Enoch (H2585H) Also named: Iared (Ἰάρεδ "Jared" G2391) § Jered or Jared = "descent" 1) son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth 2) a descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4111
ma.ha.lal.el — Mahalalel
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12; son of: Kenan (H7018); father of: Jared (H3382); also called Mahalaleel (NIV: Mahalel) at Luk.3.37; Also named: Maleleēl (Μαλελεήλ "Mahalaleel" G3121) § Mahalaleel = "praise of God" 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H583
e.nosh — Enosh
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.26; son of: Seth (H8352); father of: Kenan (H7018); also called Enos at Luk.3.38; Also named: Enōs (Ἐνώς "Enos" G1800) § Enos = "man" son of Seth
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4968
me.tu.she.lach — Methuselah
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.21; son of: Enoch (H2585H); father of: Lamech (H3929H) Also named: Mathousala (Μαθουσάλα "Methuselah" G3103) § Methuselah = "man of the dart" son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1893
he.vel — Abel
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.2; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Seth (H8352) Also named: Abel (Ἄβελ "Abel" G0006) § Abel = "breath" second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7025
qir che.re.s — Kir-hareseth
Kir-hareseth or Kir-hares or Kir-haresh = "wall of potsherds" one of the two chief strongholds of Moab Another name of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2332
chav.vah — Eve
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.3.20; married to Adam (H0121); mother of: Cain (H7014B), Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352) Also named: Eua (Εὖα "Eve" G2096) § Eve = "life" or "living" the first woman, wife of Adam
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5639
se.tur — Sethur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.13; son of: Michael (H4317) § Sethur = "hidden" son of Michael, the spy from the tribe of Asher
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6364
pi-ve.set — Pi-beseth
§ Pi-beseth = "mouth of loathing" a town of lower Egypt located on the west bank of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile about 40 miles from Memphis 1a) same as 'Bubastis' named after the goddess of the same name
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8351
shet — Sheth
Sheth - means "buttock" a variant of Seth, a man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.25; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Abel (H1893); father of: Enosh (H0583); also called Sheth (Ketiv: buttock) at Num.24.17; Another name of shet (שֵׁת "Seth" H8352) Nu 24:17
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen. 4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, “for God,” said she, “hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
