Shet שֵׁת
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| שֵׁת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shet |
| Strong's number | H8352 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Seth |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (7) |
Shet (Hebrew שֵׁת, Strong's H8352) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Seth”. It occurs 9 times.
Definition
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.25;
son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332);
brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Abel (H1893);
father of: Enosh (H0583); also called Sheth (Ketiv: buttock) at Num.24.17;
§ Seth = "compensation"
1) the 3rd son of Adam by Eve
1a) also 'Sheth'
son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332);
brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Abel (H1893);
father of: Enosh (H0583); also called Sheth (Ketiv: buttock) at Num.24.17;
§ Seth = "compensation"
1) the 3rd son of Adam by Eve
1a) also 'Sheth'
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | seth (7), sheth (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | seth (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Shet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
- Genesis 4:26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
- Genesis 5:3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
- Genesis 5:4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
- Genesis 5:7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Numbers
- Numbers 24:17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,Adam, Seth, Enosh,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).