Shebam — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׂבָם

שְׂבָם

Sᵉbâm · pronounced seb-awm' · Strong's H7643 · a place · also spelled Shibmah, Sibmah

Shebam means spice.

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Strong's definition

or (feminine) שִׂבְמָה; probably from H1313; spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab.

First appearance

Num 32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (KJV)

Every verse that names Shebam

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Numbers, Joshua, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Num 32:3Num 32:38Josh 13:19Isa 16:8Isa 16:9Jer 48:32

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