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Segub — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׂגוּב

שְׂגוּב

Sᵉgûwb · pronounced seg-oob' · Strong's H7687 · a man

Segub means aloft.

Built from

שָׂגַב sâgab (from, H7682) — to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7682; aloft; Segub, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Kgs 16:34 In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. (KJV)

Every verse that names Segub

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles

1Kgs 16:341Chr 2:211Chr 2:22

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