Quick Definition
Shemeber
Biblical Persons & Places
Shemeber
King living at the time of the Patriarchs
A king in Canaan living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2;
only referred to as Shemeber (שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר).
Strong's Definition
Shemeber, a king of Zeboim
Derivation: apparently from H8034 (שֵׁם) and H83 (אֵבֶר); name of pinion, i.e. illustrious;
KJV Usage: Shemeber.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shemeber = "lofty flight"
1) king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר (shem.e.ver) — Shemeber. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Shemeber = "lofty flight" king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר n.pr.m. king of Ṣᵉboim;—Gn 14:2 ref