Shawm
A shawm was a wind instrument resembling a clarinet. The term appears in an older English rendering of Psalm 98:6 for an instrument otherwise translated as a cornet.
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Sheal
Sheal was one of the sons of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was listed among those addressed during Ezra’s reforms.
Shealtiel
Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel and belonged to the royal line connected with the restoration after the exile. He is also called Salathiel in Greek forms of the name.
Shear-Jashub
Shear-jashub was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son. It means “a remnant shall return” and expressed Isaiah’s message that a remnant of Israel would return to the Lord.
Sheariah
Sheariah was a descendant of Saul and one of the sons of Azel in the genealogical records of Benjamin.
Shearing-house
The shearing-house was a place between Samaria and Jezreel where Jehu encountered and killed forty-two members of the royal family of Judah. The Hebrew name may also be a proper place-name.
Shearinghouse, The
The Shearinghouse was a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria where Jehu encountered and killed forty-two members of Judah’s royal family.
Shearjashub
Shearjashub, meaning “a remnant shall return,” was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son. His name expressed a message of judgment tempered by hope for a returning remnant.
Sheba
Sheba is the name of several biblical persons, a town in Simeon, and the Arabian kingdom famed for its spices and wealth. Sheba’s queen visited Solomon, and Sheba son of Bichri later led a revolt against David.
Shebah
Shebah was the well associated with Beersheba, whose name recalls an oath or the number seven. It is mentioned in the account of Isaac’s dealings concerning the well.
Shebam
Shebam was a town in the pastoral territory east of the Jordan, assigned to Reuben and Gad. It is probably the same place elsewhere called Shibmah or Sibmah.
Shebaniah
Shebaniah is the name of several Levites and priests associated with David’s worship, the reading of the Law, and the covenant renewed after the exile.
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