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Sabta — the meaning of the Hebrew name סַבְתָּא

סַבְתָּא

Çabtâʼ · pronounced sab-taw' · Strong's H5454 · a man · also spelled Sabtah

Sabta means Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity.

Strong's definition

or סַבְתָּה; probably of foreign derivation; Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity.

First appearance

Gen 10:7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sabta

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 10:71Chr 1:9

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