Hebrew word · H5434

סְבָא

seva'

Seba

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1

  1. Genesis 10:7 סְבָא֙ [were] Seba

    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:9 סְבָא֙ Seba

    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Psalms · 1

  1. Psalm 72:10 וּ֝סְבָ֗א and Seba

    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

    Here: A distant southern people, listed with Cush (Gen 10:7; Isa 43:3) and so probably in Africa, south of Egypt. Its exact location is uncertain. 'Sheba and Seba' is also a deliberate echo of sound.

Isaiah · 1

  1. Isaiah 43:3 וּסְבָ֖א and Seba

    For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

    Here: A people linked to Cush (Gen 10:7 lists Seba as a son of Cush), probably in the Nile region or the Red Sea coast. Together, Egypt, Cush and Seba sum up 'all Africa as Israel knew it'.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.