This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:
Definition
or (feminine) שִׂבְמָה; probably from H1313; spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab
Traditional renderings: Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah.
Traditional renderings: Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
6 total
- Numbers 32:3וּשְׂבָ֥ם · Sebam“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:38שִׂבְמָ֑ה · and Sibmah…as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
- Joshua 13:19וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה · SibmahKiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
- Isaiah 16:8שִׂבְמָ֗ה · of SibmahFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
- Isaiah 16:9שִׂבְמָ֔ה · of SibmahSo I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
- Jeremiah 48:32שִׂבְמָ֔ה · of SibmahI will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.