Shur
An enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia (Gen. 16:7; 20:1; 25:18; Ex.…
Shushan
A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is…
Shushan, Or Susa
(a lily), is said to have received its name from the abundance of the lily (shushan or shushanah) in its neighborhood. It was originally the capital of the country called in Scripture Elam, and by th…
Shushan-eduth,
SHU'SHAN-E'DUTH, Ps 80, title, the same with Shoshannim. See Shoshannim.
Shushaneduth
(the lily of testimony), (Psalms 60:1) ... is probably an abbreviation of “Shoshannim-eduth.” (Psalms 80:1) ... [Shoshannim]
Shuthalhites
SHU'THALHITES, the descendants of Shuthelah. Num 26:35.
Shuthalhites, The
[Shuthelah]
Shuthelah
(noise of breaking), head of an Ephraimite family, called after him Shuthalhites, (Numbers 26:35) and lineal ancestor of Joshua the son of Numb (1 Chronicles 7:20-27)
Shuttle
SHUT'TLE, a well-known instrument used by weavers for throwing the thread of the woof across the warp. Job 7:6. As it moves with great swiftness from one side to the other, so as scarcely to be seen …
Sia
The “children of Sia” were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:47) The name is written Siaha in (Ezra 2:44) and SUD in 1 Esd. 5:29.
Sia, Siaha
SI'A, SI'AHA (congregation), the ancestor of some who returned. Ezr 2:44; Neh 7:47.
Siaha
- Sia. (Ezra 2:44)
Sibbecai
The Lord sustains, one of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:29), general of the eighth division of the army (27:11). He slew the giant Saph in the battle of Gob (2 Sam. 21:18; R.V., “Sibbechai”). Called also…
Sibbecai, Sibbechai
SIB'BECAI, SIB'BECHAI (thicket of Jehovah), one of David's mighty men. 2 Sam 21:18; 1 Chr 11:29; 1 Chr 20:4; 1 Chr 27:11; called Mebunnai in 2 Sam 23:27.
Sibbechai
(a weaver), one of David’s guard, and eighth captain for the eighth month of 24,000 men of the king’s 1043.) He belonged to one of the principal families of Judah, the Zarhites or the descendants of …
Sibboleth.
SIB'BOLETH. See Shibboleth.
Sibmah
Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan (Josh. 13:19); called also Shebam and Shibmah (Num. 32:3, 38). It was famous for its vines (Isa. 16:9; Jer. 48:3…
Sibraim
(twofold hope), one of the landmarks on the northern boundary of the holy land as stated by Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 47:16) It has not been identified.
Sichem.
SI'CHEM. Gen 12:6. See Shechem.
Sickle.
SICK'LE. Deut 16:9. We have preserved in Egyptian monuments the form of the ancient sickle, which bore a very close resemblance to our implement. The scythe was unknown in Bible times.
Sicyon
(sish’eon), 1 Macc. 15:23, a celebrated Greek city in Peloponnesus, upon the Corinthian Gulf.
Siddim
(field, plain), The vale of, a place named only in one passage of Genesis— (Genesis 14:3,8,10) It was one of that class of valleys which the Hebrews designated by the word emek . This term appears to…
Siddim, The Vale Of.
SID'DIM, THE VALE OF. The name is variously interpreted. Furst and Stanley render it "the valley of the open" or "well-cultivated fields;" Gesenius and Kalisch, as "a valley filled with rocks and pit…
Siddim, Vale Of
Valley of the broad plains, “which is the salt sea” (Gen. 14:3, 8, 10), between Engedi and the cities of the plain, at the south end of the Dead Sea. It was “full of slime-pits” (R.V., “bitumen pits”…
Side
a city on the coast of Pamphylia, 10 or 12 miles to the east of the river Eurymedon. It is mentioned in 1 Macc. 15:23, and was a colony of Cumaeans.
Sidon.
SI'DON. Gen 10:15, Acts 1:19. See Zinon.
Sidonians,
SIDO'NIANS, inhabitants of Sidon.
Siege
SIEGE. Deut 20:19. See War.
Sieve
SIEVE. Isa 30:28. The bolter, or sieve, which is so necessary an article in our day in the preparation of meal for bread, etc., was in ancient times made of rushes and papyrus. Ancient writers say th…
Sigioivoth
SIGI'OIVOTH. See Shigionoth.