Shemʼêber — H8038

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shemeber, a king of Zeboim

1. Shemeber = "lofty flight"
2. king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom

Usually translated as

Shemeber

Origin

apparently from H8034 and H83; name of pinion, i.e. illustrious

• Shêm (H8034)
• ʼêber (H83)

Occurrences

Shemʼêber occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 14:2 — That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber (וְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙) king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.