Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Sabaoth, Lord of hosts
Sabeans, captivity; conversion; old age
Sabtah, a going about or circuiting; old age
Sabtechah, that surrounds; that causes wounding
Sacar, wares; a price
Sadducees, followers of Sadoc, or Zadok
Sadoc, or Zadok, just; righteous
Salah, mission; sending
Salamis, shaken; test; beaten
Salathiel, asked or lent of God
Salcah, thy basket; thy lifting up
Salem, complete or perfect peace
Salim, foxes; fists; path
Sallai, Sallu, an exaltation; a basket
Salma, peace; perfection
Salmon, peaceable; perfect; he that rewards
Salome, same as Salmon
Samaria, watch-mountain
Samlah, his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment
Samos, full of gravel
Samothracia, an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians
Samson, his sun; his service; there the second time
Samuel, heard of God; asked of God
Sanballat, bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Sanhedrin, sitting together
Sansannah, bough or bramble of the enemy
Saph, rushes; sea-moss
Saphir, delightful
Sapphira, that relates or tells
Sarah, lady; princess; princess of the multitude
Sarai, my lady; my princess
Sardis, prince of joy
Sardites, removing a dissension
Sarepta, a goldsmith's shop
Sargon, who takes away protection
Sarid, remaining; hand of a prince
Saron, same as Sharon
Sarsechim, master of the wardrobe
Saruch, branch; layer; lining
Satan, contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
Saul, demanded; lent; ditch; death
Sceva, disposed; prepared
Seba, a drunkard; that turns
Sebat, twig; scepter; tribe
Secacah, shadow; covering; defense
Sechu, defense; bough
Secundus, second
Segub, fortified; raised
Seir, Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest
Sela, a rock
Sela-hammah-lekoth, rock of divisions
Selah, the end; a pause
Seled, affliction; warning
Seleucia, shaken or beaten by the waves
Sem, same as Shem
Semachiah, joined to the Lord
Semaiah, obeying the Lord
Semei, hearing; obeying
Senaah, bramble; enemy
Seneh, same as Senaah
Senir, bed-candle; changing
Sennacherib, bramble of destruction
Seorim, gates; hairs; tempests
Sephar, book; scribe; number
Sepharad, a book descending
Sepharvaim, the two books; the two scribes
Serah, lady of scent; song; the morning star
Seraiah, prince of the Lord
Seraphim, burning; fiery
Sered, dyer's vat
Sergius, net
Serug, branch; layer; twining
Seth, put; who puts; fixed
Sethur, hid; destroying
Shaalabbim, understanding, or son of a fox
Shaalbim, that beholds the heart
Shaalbonite, a fox's building
Schaaph, fleeing; thinking
Shaaraim, gates; valuation; hairs
Shaashgaz, he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
Shabbethai, my rest
Shachia, protection of the Lord
Shadrach, tender, nipple
Shage, touching softly; multiplying much
Shalem, same as Salem
Shalim, same as Salim
Shalisha, three; the third; prince; captain
Shallum, perfect; agreeable
Shalmai, my garment
Shalman, peaceable; perfect; that rewards
Shalmaneser, peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution
Shamariah, throne or keeping of the Lord
Shamed, destroying; wearing out
Shamer, keeper; thorn; dregs
Shamgar, named a stranger; he is here a stranger
Shamhuth, desolation; destruction
Shamir, Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
Shammah, loss; desolation; astonishment
Shammai, my name; my desolations
Shammoth, names; desolations
Shammuah, he that is heard; he that is obeyed
Shamsherai, there a singer or conqueror
Shapham, Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink
Shaphat, judge
Sharai, my lord; my prince; my song
Sharar, navel; thought; singing
Sharezer, overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse
Sharon, his plain; his song
Shashai, rejoicing; mercy; linen
Shashak, a bag of linen; the sixth bag
Shaul, Saul, asked; lent; a grave
Shaveh, the plain; that makes equality
Shealtiel, same as Salathiel
Sheariah, gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord
Shear-jashub, the remnant shall return
Sheba, captivity; old man; repose; oath
Shebam, compassing about; old men
Shebaniah, the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity
Shebarim, breakings; hopes
Sheber, breaking; hope
Shebna, who rests himself; who is now captive
Shebuel, turning, or captivity, or seat, of God
Shecaniah, habitation of the Lord
Shechem, part; portion; back early in the morning
Shedeur, field of light; light of the Almighty
Shehariah, mourning or blackness of the Lord
Shelah, that breaks; that unties; that undresses
Shelemiah, God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace
Sheleph, who draws out
Shelesh, captain; prince
Shelomi, Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense
Shelumiel, same as Shelemiah
Shem, name; renown
Shema, hearing; obeying
Shemaiah, that hears or obeys the Lord
Shemariah, God is my guard
Shemeber, name of force; name of the strong
Shemer, guardian; thorn
Shemida, name of knowledge; that puts knowledge
Sheminith, eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)
Shemiramoth, the height of the heavens
Shemuel, appointed by God
Shen, tooth; ivory; change
Shenazar, treasurer of a tooth
Shenir, lantern; light that sleeps
Shephatiah, the Lord that judges
Shephi, beholder; honeycomb; garment
Shepho, desert
Shephuphan, serpent
Sherah, flesh; relationship
Sherebiah, singing with the Lord
Sheshach, bag of flax or linen
Sheshai, six; mercy; flax
Sheshan, lily; rose; joy; flax
Sheshbazzar, joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage
Shethar, putrefied; searching
Shethar-boznai, that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me
Sheva, vanity; elevation; fame; tumult
Shibboleth, Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood
Shibmah, overmuch captivity, or sitting
Shicron, drunkenness; his gift; his wages
Shiggaion, a song of trouble or comfort
Shihon, sound; wall of strength
Shihor-libnah, blackness of Libnah
Shilhi, Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor
Shillem, peace; perfection; retribution
Shiloah, same as Siloah
Shiloh, sent
Shiloh (name of a city), peace; abundance
Shilom, tarrying; peace-maker
Shilshah, three; chief; captain
Shimeah, Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition
Shimei, Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame
Shimeon, same as Simeon
Shimma, same as Shimeah
Shimon, providing well; fatness; oil
Shimrath, hearing; obedient
Shimshai, my son
Shimri, thorn; dregs
Shimrith, Shimron, same as Shimri
Shinab, father of changing
Shinar, watch of him that sleeps
Shiphi, multitude
Shiphrah, handsome; trumpet; that does good
Shisha, of marble; pleasant
Shishak, present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh
Shitrai, gatherer of money
Shittim, thorns
Shiza, this gift
Shoa, kings; tyrants
Shobab, returned; turned back; a spark
Shobach, your bonds; your chains
Shobai, turning captivity
Shobal, path; ear of corn
Shobek, made void; forsaken
Shochoh, defense; a bough
Shoham, keeping back
Shomer, keeper; dregs
Shophach, pouring out
Shophan, rabbit; hid
Shoshannim, those that shall be changed
Shua, crying; saving
Shuah, ditch; swimming; humiliation
Shual, fox; path; first
Shubael, returning captivity; seat of God
Shuham, talking; thinking; humiliation; budding
Shulamite, peaceable; perfect; that recompenses
Shunem, their change; their sleep
Shuni, changed; sleeping
Shuphim, Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore
Shur, wall; ox; that beholds
Shushan, lily; rose; joy
Shuthelah, plant; verdure; moist; pot
Sia, moving; help
Sibbechai, bough; cottage; of springs
Sibmah, conversion; captivity
Sichem, portion; shoulder
Siddim, the tilled field
Sidon, hunting; fishing; venison
Sigionoth, according to variable songs or tunes,
Sihon, rooting out; conclusion
Sihor, black; trouble (the river Nile)
Silas, three, or the third
Silla, exalting
Siloa, Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi
Silvanus, who loves the forest
Simeon, that hears or obeys; that is heard
Simon, that hears; that obeys
Sin, bush
Sinai, a bush; enmity
Sinim, south country,
Sion, noise; tumult
Sippai, threshold; silver cup
Sinon, a breast-plate; deliverance
Sisamai, house; blindness
Sisera, that sees a horse or a swallow
Sitnah, hatred
Sivan, a bush or thorn
Smyrna, myrrh
So, a measure for grain; vail
Socoh, tents; tabernacles
Sodi, my secret
Sodom, their secret; their cement
Solomon, peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
Sopater, Sosipater, who defends the father
Sophereth, scribe, numbering
Sorek, vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow
Sosthenes, savior; strong; powerful
Sotai, conclusion in pleading; binding
Spain, rare; precious
Stachys, spike or ear of corn
Stephanas, crown; crowned
Stephen, same as Stephanas
Suah, speaking; entreating; ditch
Succoth, tents; tabernacles
Succoth-benoth, the tents of daughters, or young women; or prostitutes
Sud, my secret
Sur, that withdraws or departs; rebellion
Susanna, lily; rose; joy
Susi, horse; swallow; moth
Sychar, end
Syene, a bush; enmity
Syntyche, that speaks or discourses
Syracuse, that draws violently
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