Bible Dictionary

Sheth

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Tumult. (1.) “The children of Sheth” (Num. 24:17); R.V., “the sons of tumult,” which is probably the correct rendering, as there is no evidence that this is a proper name here.

(2.) The antediluvian patriarch (1 Chr. 1:1).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(compensation).
  1. The patriarch Seth. (1 Chronicles 1:1)
  2. In the Authorized Version of (Numbers 24:17) not a proper name, but there is reason to regard it as an appellative. Read instead of "the sons of Sheth." "the suns of tumult." Comp. (Jeremiah 48:45)