Word

שֶׁבֶת

shebeth · H7675 · Hebrew · 5 occurrences

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Meanings

Seat, literally sitting, meaning an object for people to sit on

Examples
1 Kings 10:19 There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its back, and armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
2 Chronicles 9:18 There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.
Session, meaning uncertain, literally sitting, possibly a period devoted to a certain activity

Examples
Amos 6:3 Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
On the spot, literally in its sitting, meaning a place where an object is located or where an activity takes place

Examples
2 Samuel 23:7 Instead, the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

חָמָסviolence, wrong 1
הוּhis 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

נָגַשׁto come near, to bring near 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

בin/on/with 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

3 occurrences in 2 groups

מָקוֹםplace 2
מָרוֹםheight, on high 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

καθέδρα kathédra · G2515 · seat, stool, chair: Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, G2515) corresponds to Hebrew שֶׁבֶת (shebeth, H7675) as the standard LXX rendering for 'seat' or 'place of sitting,' both denoting a physical seat or throne with overlapping semantic range.

Semantic domains 9 entries

Space002002001017: 2 Samuel 23:7 describes armed men "completely burned with fire in their place," directly attesting the location this word denotes.
Stance002001001061: 1 Kings 10:19 and 2 Chronicles 9:18 both describe Solomon's throne with "armrests on each side of the seat," attesting the fixed, seated physical position this word denotes.
Control002003002007: Amos 6:3 rebukes those who "bring near the seat of violence," using this word for a position from which power or oppression is exercised.
Dwell002002001005: Obadiah 1:3 speaks of one who lives "on the height of his dwelling place," directly attesting the inhabited residence this word denotes.
Associate002003002002: This word's broader "seat" sense can denote a place among a company or council, a shade the sampled citations (which show a throne, a dwelling, and a place of violence) do not themselves directly illustrate.
Endure002002003001: 1 Kings 10:19's royal throne, described down to its armrests and steps, attests this word's use for an established, lasting seat of rule.
Furnishings001003001001008: 1 Kings 10:19 and 2 Chronicles 9:18 both describe the physical "seat" itself, with its armrests and lions standing beside it, directly attesting the piece of furniture this word denotes.
Non-Engage002003003012: שֶׁבֶת (shebeth, H7675) occurs 5 times, glossed with "a seat" among its occurrences, a concrete-noun sense of a seat/dwelling. This sense does not independently attest the "Non-Engage" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבֶת (shebeth, H7674) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Happen002002003003: שֶׁבֶת (shebeth, H7675) occurs 5 times, glossed with "a seat" among its occurrences, a concrete-noun sense of a seat/dwelling. This sense does not independently attest the "Happen" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֶׁבֶת (shebeth, H7674) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

יָשַׁב yâshab · H3427 · to sit down, to be seated, to make sit · 1080×מוֹשָׁב môwshâb · H4186 · location, situation, dwelling · 44×תּוֹשָׁב tôwshâb · H8453 · sojourner · 14×יְתִב yᵉthib · H3488 · dwell, set, sit · 5×שֶׁבֶתshebeth · H7675שִׁיבָה shîybâh · H7871 · to restore the fortunes (of a nation), staying, remaining · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7675. shebeth I. שֶׁ֫בֶת noun feminine seat, dwelling, place (properly Infinitive Qal…

H7675. shebeth
I. שֶׁ֫בֶת noun feminine seat, dwelling, place (properly Infinitive Qal from ישׁב) — הַשָּׁ֑בֶת מְקוֺם 1Ki 10:19 2Ch 9:18 the place of the seat; חָמָס שֶׁבֶת Amo 6:3 a seat (throne, or enthronement) of violence; עָ֑ר לְשֶׁבֶת Num 21:15 toward the dwelling (i.e. place, location) of 'Âr; בַשָּׁ֑בֶת יִשּׂרְסּוּ 2Sa 23:7 they are burned in the (same) place,, i.e on the spot, but strike out ׳שׁ We Dr Bu; שִׁבְתּוֺ Obadiah 3 his (thy) dwelling-place — II. שֶׁבֶת see below שׁבת.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0