Strong's Lexicon

H5454

H5454 — סַבתָּא סַבתָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewCabtanameOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5454
Word:	סַבתָּא סַבתָּה
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	probably of foreign derivation
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	Cabta
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sab-taw' (or Cabtah {sab-taw'}) n/p.
Meaning:	1. Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity
KJV Renderings:	Sabta, Sabtah.

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סַבְתָּה, סַבְתָּא proper name [of a people] 3rd 'son' of Cush according to Gen 10:7 ( הָ֯), = 1Chr 1:9 (אָ֯); identification with Σαββαθα [Periplus maris Erythr.²⁷], Σαυβαθα Ptol^{vi. 7, 38}, or Σαβατα [Strabo^{xvi. 42}], Sabota [Plin^{NH vi. § 155, xii. 63}], old commercial city of South Arabia, by Tu Ku, but this = Sabean שבות (not ׳ ס) Levy-Os^{ZMG xix (1865), 253}; xx (1866), 273, compare Hal^{JAS 7, iv. 525}; Glaser^{Skizze ii. 252 f.} proposes Σαφθα (Ptol^{vi. 7, 30}), near west shore of Persian Gulf; ᵐ5 Σαβαθα, Σαβατα, Σεβαθα. All uncertain conjectures.