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Sibmah (also Sebam); a Moabite town near Heshbon renowned for its vineyards.
Sibmah (שִׂבְמָה), also called Sebam (שְׂבָם), was a town in the tableland of Moab near Heshbon, celebrated for its lush vineyards. It appears in the tribal allotment narratives when Reuben requests Transjordanian territory (Num 32:3, 38; Josh 13:19) and in the prophetic oracles lamenting Moab's devastation (Isa 16:8-9; Jer 48:32). Isaiah's vivid image of Sibmah's vine branches stretching to the Dead Sea underscores the town's agricultural fame. The Septuagint form Σεβαμα and the multilingual renderings (Spanish 'Sibma/Sibmá,' French and German 'Sibmah') all preserve this ancient place name.
Senses
1. Sibmah (place name) — A Moabite town near Heshbon, famous for its vineyards, appearing in both historical and prophetic contexts. In Numbers 32:3 the variant Sebam (שְׂבָם) is used when the tribes of Reuben and Gad request Transjordanian territory; Numbers 32:38 and Joshua 13:19 use the fuller form Sibmah. Isaiah 16:8-9 and Jeremiah 48:32 lament the destruction of Sibmah's vineyards in oracles against Moab, with Isaiah depicting vine branches that once reached to Jazer and spread to the wilderness. The Septuagint Σεβαμα and multilingual glosses (Spanish 'Sibma/Sibmá,' French 'Sibmah,' German 'Sibmah') consistently preserve the toponym. 6×
AR["سِبْمَةَ", "وَ-سِبْمةَ", "وَسَبَامَ"]·ben["এবং-শিবমাম", "এবং-সিব্মা", "শিবমাকে", "সিবমার", "সিব্মার"]·DE["Sibmah", "[שבמה]", "und-Sebam", "und-Sivmah"]·EN["Sibmah", "Sivmah", "and-Sebam", "and-Sivmah"]·FR["Sibmah", "[שבמה]", "et-Sebam", "et-Sivmah"]·heb["ו-שבם", "ו-שבמה", "שבמה"]·HI["और-सिब्मा", "और-सेबाम", "सिबमा", "सिबमा-की", "सिब्माह"]·ID["Sibma", "dan-Sebam", "dan-Sibma"]·IT["Sibmah", "[שבמה]", "e-Sebam", "e-Sivmah"]·jav["Sibma", "lan-Sibma", "lan-Sèbam"]·KO["그리고-세배과", "그리고-십마를", "시바마를", "시브마의"]·PT["Sivmah", "e-Sevam", "e-Sivmah"]·RU["Сивму", "Сивмы", "и-Севам", "и-Сивма"]·ES["Sibma", "Sibmá", "Sivmah", "y-Sebán", "y-Sibma"]·SW["Sibma", "na-Sebamu", "na-Sibma", "wa-Sibma"]·TR["Sivma'nin", "Sivma'yı", "Sivmah'nın", "ve-Sevam", "ve-Sivma"]·urd["اور-سبام", "اور-سبمہ", "سبمہ", "سِبمہ-کی"]
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
† שְׂבָם n.pr.loc. Nu 32:3, שִֽׂבְמָה v 38 Jos 13:19; Is 16:8, 9; Je 48:32; in Moab (Reuben), near Heshbon (cf. also Jerome Is 16:8); Σεβαμα.