H5455 H5455
Sabteca/Sabtekha—a descendant or tribal group of Cush, listed among the sons of Ham
Sabteca (or Sabtekha) appears as the fifth 'son' of Cush in the Table of Nations, recorded in both Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9. Like other names in these genealogies, it probably represents a people group or territory descended from or associated with Cush (Ethiopia/Nubia). The location is entirely unknown, and attempts to identify it with any known ancient place have been unsuccessful. The Septuagint shows various renderings of the name, indicating uncertainty even in ancient times. The name remains one of the more obscure ethnic or geographical designations in the biblical Table of Nations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name in the Table of Nations representing a Cushite descendant or people group, appearing identically in Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9. As the fifth son listed under Cush, this designates an otherwise unknown tribe or region, presumably in Africa or southern Arabia. The multilingual glosses maintain transliteration (Sabteca, Sabtecha, Savtejá, Savtekha), treating it as an ethnic or geographical name whose precise identification has been lost to history, though its connection to the Cushite sphere is clear from its genealogical placement. 2×
AR["وَ-سَبْتَكا", "وَ-سَبْتَكَاءُ"]·ben["আর-সব্তকা", "ও-সব্তকা"]·DE["[וסבתכא]", "und-Sabtecha"]·EN["and-Sabteca", "and-Savtekha"]·FR["et-Sabteca"]·heb["ו-סבתכא"]·HI["और-सबतेक", "और-सब्तका"]·ID["dan-Sabtekha"]·IT["e-Sabteca"]·jav["lan-Sabteka", "lan-Sabtéka"]·KO["그-와-삽드가", "그리고-삽드가"]·PT["e-Savtekha"]·RU["и-Савтеха"]·ES["y-Sabteca", "y-Savtejá"]·SW["na-Sabteka"]·TR["ve-Savteka"]·urd["اور-سبتکا", "و-سبتکا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† סַבְתְּכָא n.pr.gent. 5th ‘son’ of Cush according to Gn 10:7 = 1 Ch 1:9 (ה—ָ according to Baer; א—ָ, as Gn, van d. H. Ginsb); location quite unknown; 𝔊 Σαβακαθα, Σεβεκαθα.