H8038: שֶׁמְאֵבֶר
Shemʼêber · pronounced shem-ay'-ber · “Shemeber”
Definition
Shemeber, a king of Zeboim
KJV translates it as: Shemeber.
Word origin: apparently from H8034 (שֵׁם) and H83 (אֵבֶר); name of pinion, i.e. illustrious;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2
§ Shemeber = "lofty flight"
king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom
§ Shemeber = "lofty flight"
king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8038 is translated
- shemeber ×1
Bible verses with H8038 (Shemʼêber)
Shemʼêber appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 14:2
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.