King James Bible Dictionary

1. One of the sons of Cush (Genesis 10:7).

2. The name of a country and nation (Isaiah 43:3; 45:14) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. The kings of Sheba and Seba are mentioned together in Psalms 72:10.

a drunkard; that turns

1. Son of Cush
Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

2. A region in Ethiopia
Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 43:3

(pl. Sebaim ; in Authorized Version incorrectly rendered Sabeans) heads the list of the sons of Cush. Besides the mention of Seba in the lists of the pens of Cush, (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9) there are but three notices of the nation

(Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 43:3; 45:14) These passages seem to show that Seba was a nation of Africa bordering on or included in Cush, and in Solomon's time independent and of political importance. It may perhaps be identified with the island of Meroe. Josephus says that Saba was the ancient name of the Ethiopian island and city of Meroe, but he writes Seba, in the notice of the Noachian settlements, Sabas. The island of Meroe lay between the Astaboras, the Atbara, the most northern tributary of the Nile, and the Astapus, the Bahr el-Azrak, "Blue River," the eastern of its two great confluents.

SEBA'CEOUS, adjective [Low L. sebaceus, from sebum, sevum, tallow.] Made of tallow or fat; pretaining to fat.

Sebaceous humor, a suet-like or glutinous matter secreted by the sebaceous glands, which serves to defent the skin and keep it soft. Coxe. Parr.

Sebaceous glands, small glands seated in the cellular membrane under the skin, which secrete the sebaceous humor. Parr.

SEBAC'IC, adjective [supra.] In chimistry, pretaining to fat; obtained fro fat; as the sebacic acid.

The eleventh month of the Hebrew year, extending from the new moon of February to that of March (Zechariah 1:7). Assyrian sabatu, "storm." (See MONTH.)

twig; scepter; tribe

The eleventh month (February).
Zech 1:7

(a rod). [MONTH]

SE'BATE, noun [supra.] In chimistry, a salt formed by the sebacic acid and a base.