Strong H5454סַבְתָּה

Sabtah

Transliteration
sabtâ' sabtâh
Pronunciation
{sab-taw'} sab-taw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably of foreign derivation;
Sabta or {Sabtah} the name of a son of {Cush} and the country occupied by his posterity: - {Sabta} Sabtah.

Meaning of the name

Sabta or Sabtah = "striking"

Detailed definition

A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
son of: Cush (H3568);
brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Raamah (H7484), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248); also called Sabta at 1Ch.1.9;

In the biblical story

Sabtah

Son of Cush, grandson of Ham

Sabtah (or Sabta) was a son of Cush and a grandson of Ham, mentioned in the Table of Nations.

In the Bible

Strong H5454 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sabta1
  • sabtah1

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:7
    And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:9
    And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
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