How to Pronounce Shebam
SHEE-bam
Shebam is pronounced SHEE-bam (ˈʃiːbæm): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Shebam mean?
Shebam means “compassing about; old men”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Shebam?
(fragrance), one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of Jordan; demanded by and finally ceded to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. (Numbers 32:3) It is probably the same as Shibmah, (Numbers 32:38) and Sibmah. (Joshua 13:13; Isaiah 16:8,9; Jeremiah 48:32)
Adapted from Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863), public domain.
Found in Scripture
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