5453. Sibrayim
Strong's Lexicon
Sibrayim: Sibraim

Original Word: סִבְרַיִם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Cibrayim
Pronunciation: sib-rah'-yim
Phonetic Spelling: (sib-rah'-yim)
Definition: Sibraim
Meaning: Sibrajim

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root סָבַר (sabar), meaning "to hope" or "to expect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Sibrayim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Greek terms related to boundaries or territories, such as ὅριον (horion, G3725), meaning "boundary" or "region," may be conceptually related.

Usage: Sibrayim is a geographical location mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the context of defining territorial boundaries. It is noted as a landmark on the northern border of the land allotted to the tribe of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: Sibrayim is mentioned in the context of the division of the land among the tribes of Israel. The precise location of Sibrayim is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated near the northern boundary of ancient Israel, possibly in the region that is now part of modern-day Lebanon or Syria. The mention of Sibrayim in the Bible reflects the importance of clearly defined territorial boundaries in ancient Israelite society, which were crucial for maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a city in Aram (Syria)
NASB Translation
Sibraim (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סִבְרַ֫יִם proper name, of a location city between the border of Damascus and that of Hamath Ezekiel 47:16; identification by see KasterenRevue Bibl. Internat. 1895, 23 ff. with Khirbet Sanbariye on the river „âƒbâni, southwest of Hermon, compare BuhlGeogr. 67, 238, but this apparently too far southwest; ᵐ5 Σεβραμ, A Σεφραμ. A city Šabara'in is named in Babylonian Chroniclei. 28 (SchrKB ii. 276); but location not given.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sibraim

Dual from a root corresponding to cbar; double hope; Sibrajim, a place in Syria -- Sibraim.

see HEBREW cbar

Forms and Transliterations
סִבְרַ֔יִם סברים siḇ·ra·yim siḇrayim sivRayim
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezekiel 47:16
HEB: חֲמָ֤ת ׀ בֵּר֙וֹתָה֙ סִבְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ בֵּין־
NAS: Berothah, Sibraim, which
KJV: Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the border
INT: Hamath Berothah Sibraim which is between

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5453
1 Occurrence


siḇ·ra·yim — 1 Occ.















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