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Strong's H5436 סְבָאִי (cebai)

Cebai means “Sabean” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5436 — phygellos (“Phygellus”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5436
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 2

Strong's H5436 Quick Answer

Strong's H5436 סְבָאִי (Cba'iy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Cba'iy (seb-aw-ee') n/g. 1. a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba [patrial from H5434] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include sabeans. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Cba'iy (seb-aw-ee') n/g. 1. a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba [patrial from H5434]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sabeans

Meaning and Definition

Cba'iy (seb-aw-ee') n/g. 1. a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba [patrial from H5434] KJV: Sabean. Root(s): H5434

Original Word
סְבָאִי
Transliteration
Cba'iy
Derivation
First root strongs: 5434
Morphology
n/g.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5436. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sabeans

Usage: People descended from Sheba, a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614) § Sabeans = "drunkards" the people of Seba

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How Strong's H5436 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Cba'iy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Sabeans Isaiah 45:14

How Strong's H5436 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5436 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5436 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Isaiah 45:14 KJV

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Ezekiel 23:42 KJV

And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5436.

Isaiah 45:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Ezekiel 23:42 Old Testament, KJV
And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5436, grouped by book.

Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5436 FAQ

What does cebai (סְבָאִי) mean?

Cebai (Strong's H5436) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sabean". Cba'iy (seb-aw-ee') n/g. 1. a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba [patrial from H5434]

How many times is cebai (סְבָאִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H5436 across 2 books.

Where can I study cebai (סְבָאִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5436 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cebai (סְבָאִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sabeans. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.