{"id":367,"date":"2010-07-01T11:22:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T11:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/?p=367"},"modified":"2010-07-01T11:22:49","modified_gmt":"2010-07-01T11:22:49","slug":"biblicalnamess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamess\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical names and their meanings: S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sabaoth &#8211; Lord of hosts<br \/>\nSabeans &#8211; captivity; conversion; old age<br \/>\nSabtah &#8211; a going about or circuiting; old age<br \/>\nSabtechah &#8211; that surrounds; that causes wounding<br \/>\nSacar &#8211; wares; a price<br \/>\nSadducees &#8211; followers of Sadoc &#8211; or Zadok<br \/>\nSadoc &#8211; or Zadok &#8211; just; righteous<br \/>\nSalah &#8211; mission; sending<br \/>\nSalamis &#8211; shaken; test; beaten<br \/>\nSalathiel &#8211; asked or lent of God<br \/>\nSalcah &#8211; thy basket; thy lifting up<br \/>\nSalem &#8211; complete or perfect peace<br \/>\nSalim &#8211; foxes; fists; path<br \/>\nSallai &#8211; Sallu &#8211; an exaltation; a basket<br \/>\nSalma &#8211; peace; perfection<br \/>\nSalmon &#8211; peaceable; perfect; he that rewards<br \/>\nSalome &#8211; same as Salmon<br \/>\nSamaria &#8211; watch-mountain<br \/>\nSamlah &#8211; his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment<br \/>\nSamos &#8211; full of gravel<br \/>\nSamothracia &#8211; an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians<br \/>\nSamson &#8211; his sun; his service; there the second time<br \/>\nSamuel &#8211; lent if God; heard of God; asked of God<br \/>\nSanballat &#8211; bramble-bush; enemy in secret<br \/>\nSanhedrin &#8211; sitting together<br \/>\nSansannah &#8211; bough or bramble of the enemy<br \/>\nSaph &#8211; rushes; sea-moss<br \/>\nSaphir &#8211; delightful<br \/>\nSapphira &#8211; that relates or tells<br \/>\nSarah &#8211; lady; princess; princess of the multitude<br \/>\nSarai &#8211; my lady; my princess<br \/>\nSardis &#8211; prince of joy<br \/>\nSardites &#8211; removing a dissension<br \/>\nSarepta &#8211; a goldsmith&#8217;s shop<br \/>\nSargon &#8211; who takes away protection<br \/>\nSarid &#8211; remaining; hand of a prince<br \/>\nSaron &#8211; same as Sharon<br \/>\nSarsechim &#8211; master of the wardrobe<br \/>\nSaruch &#8211; branch; layer; lining<br \/>\nSatan &#8211; contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser<br \/>\nSaul &#8211; demanded; lent; ditch; death<br \/>\nSceva &#8211; disposed; prepared<br \/>\nSeba &#8211; a drunkard; that turns<br \/>\nSebat &#8211; twig; scepter; tribe<br \/>\nSecacah &#8211; shadow; covering; defense<br \/>\nSechu &#8211; defense; bough<br \/>\nSecundus &#8211; second<br \/>\nSegub &#8211; fortified; raised<br \/>\nSeir &#8211; Seirath &#8211; hairy; goat; demon; tempest<br \/>\nSela &#8211; a rock<br \/>\nSela-hammah-lekoth &#8211; rock of divisions<br \/>\nSelah &#8211; the end; a pause<br \/>\nSeled &#8211; affliction; warning<br \/>\nSeleucia &#8211; shaken or beaten by the waves<br \/>\nSem &#8211; same as Shem<br \/>\nSemachiah &#8211; joined to the Lord<br \/>\nSemaiah &#8211; obeying the Lord<br \/>\nSemei &#8211; hearing; obeying<br \/>\nSenaah &#8211; bramble; enemy<br \/>\nSeneh &#8211; same as Senaah<br \/>\nSenir &#8211; bed-candle; changing<br \/>\nSennacherib &#8211; bramble of destruction<br \/>\nSeorim &#8211; gates; hairs; tempests<br \/>\nSephar &#8211; book; scribe; number<br \/>\nSepharad &#8211; a book descending<br \/>\nSepharvaim &#8211; the two books; the two scribes<br \/>\nSerah &#8211; lady of scent; song; the morning star<br \/>\nSeraiah &#8211; prince of the Lord<br \/>\nSeraphim &#8211; burning; fiery<br \/>\nSered &#8211; dyer&#8217;s vat<br \/>\nSergius &#8211; net<br \/>\nSerug &#8211; branch; layer; twining<br \/>\nSeth &#8211; put; who puts; fixed<br \/>\nSethur &#8211; hid; destroying<br \/>\nShaalabbim &#8211; understanding &#8211; or son of a fox<br \/>\nShaalbim &#8211; that beholds the heart<br \/>\nShaalbonite &#8211; a fox&#8217;s building<br \/>\nSchaaph &#8211; fleeing; thinking<br \/>\nShaaraim &#8211; gates; valuation; hairs<br \/>\nShaashgaz &#8211; he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep<br \/>\nShabbethai &#8211; my rest<br \/>\nShachia &#8211; protection of the Lord<br \/>\nShadrach &#8211; tender &#8211; nipple<br \/>\nShage &#8211; touching softly; multiplying much<br \/>\nShalem &#8211; same as Salem<br \/>\nShalim &#8211; same as Salim<br \/>\nShalisha &#8211; three; the third; prince; captain<br \/>\nShallum &#8211; perfect; agreeable<br \/>\nShalmai &#8211; my garment<br \/>\nShalman &#8211; peaceable; perfect; that rewards<br \/>\nShalmaneser &#8211; peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution<br \/>\nShamariah &#8211; throne or keeping of the Lord<br \/>\nShamed &#8211; destroying; wearing out<br \/>\nShamer &#8211; keeper; thorn; dregs<br \/>\nShamgar &#8211; named a stranger; he is here a stranger<br \/>\nShamhuth &#8211; desolation; destruction<br \/>\nShamir &#8211; Shamer &#8211; prison; bush; lees; thorn<br \/>\nShammah &#8211; loss; desolation; astonishment<br \/>\nShammai &#8211; my name; my desolations<br \/>\nShammoth &#8211; names; desolations<br \/>\nShammuah &#8211; he that is heard; he that is obeyed<br \/>\nShamsherai &#8211; there a singer or conqueror<br \/>\nShapham &#8211; Shaphan &#8211; rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink<br \/>\nShaphat &#8211; judge<br \/>\nSharai &#8211; my lord; my prince; my song<br \/>\nSharar &#8211; navel; thought; singing<br \/>\nSharezer &#8211; overseer of the treasury &#8211; or of the storehouse<br \/>\nSharon &#8211; his plain; his song<br \/>\nShashai &#8211; rejoicing; mercy; linen<br \/>\nShashak &#8211; a bag of linen; the sixth bag<br \/>\nShaul &#8211; Saul &#8211; asked; lent; a grave<br \/>\nShaveh &#8211; the plain; that makes equality<br \/>\nShealtiel &#8211; same as Salathiel<br \/>\nSheariah &#8211; gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord<br \/>\nShear-jashub &#8211; the remnant shall return<br \/>\nSheba &#8211; captivity; old man; repose; oath<br \/>\nShebam &#8211; compassing about; old men<br \/>\nShebaniah &#8211; the Lord that converts &#8211; or recalls from captivity<br \/>\nShebarim &#8211; breakings; hopes<br \/>\nSheber &#8211; breaking; hope<br \/>\nShebna &#8211; who rests himself; who is now captive<br \/>\nShebuel &#8211; turning &#8211; or captivity &#8211; or seat &#8211; of God<br \/>\nShecaniah &#8211; habitation of the Lord<br \/>\nShechem &#8211; part; portion; back early in the morning<br \/>\nShedeur &#8211; field of light; light of the Almighty<br \/>\nShehariah &#8211; mourning or blackness of the Lord<br \/>\nShelah &#8211; that breaks; that unties; that undresses<br \/>\nShelemiah &#8211; God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace<br \/>\nSheleph &#8211; who draws out<br \/>\nShelesh &#8211; captain; prince<br \/>\nShelomi &#8211; Shelomith &#8211; my peace; my happiness; my recompense<br \/>\nShelumiel &#8211; same as Shelemiah<br \/>\nShem &#8211; name; renown<br \/>\nShema &#8211; hearing; obeying<br \/>\nShemaiah &#8211; that hears or obeys the Lord<br \/>\nShemariah &#8211; God is my guard<br \/>\nShemeber &#8211; name of force; name of the strong<br \/>\nShemer &#8211; guardian; thorn<br \/>\nShemida &#8211; name of knowledge; that puts knowledge<br \/>\nSheminith &#8211; eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)<br \/>\nShemiramoth &#8211; the height of the heavens<br \/>\nShemuel &#8211; appointed by God<br \/>\nShen &#8211; tooth; ivory; change<br \/>\nShenazar &#8211; treasurer of a tooth<br \/>\nShenir &#8211; lantern; light that sleeps<br \/>\nShephatiah &#8211; the Lord that judges<br \/>\nShephi &#8211; beholder; honeycomb; garment<br \/>\nShepho &#8211; desert<br \/>\nShephuphan &#8211; serpent<br \/>\nSherah &#8211; flesh; relationship<br \/>\nSherebiah &#8211; singing with the Lord<br \/>\nSheshach &#8211; bag of flax or linen<br \/>\nSheshai &#8211; six; mercy; flax<br \/>\nSheshan &#8211; lily; rose; joy; flax<br \/>\nSheshbazzar &#8211; joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage<br \/>\nShethar &#8211; putrefied; searching<br \/>\nShethar-boznai &#8211; that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me<br \/>\nSheva &#8211; vanity; elevation; fame; tumult<br \/>\nShibboleth &#8211; Sibboleth &#8211; ear of corn; stream or flood<br \/>\nShibmah &#8211; overmuch captivity &#8211; or sitting<br \/>\nShicron &#8211; drunkenness; his gift; his wages<br \/>\nShiggaion &#8211; a song of trouble or comfort<br \/>\nShihon &#8211; sound; wall of strength<br \/>\nShihor-libnah &#8211; blackness of Libnah<br \/>\nShilhi &#8211; Shilhim &#8211; bough; weapon; armor<br \/>\nShillem &#8211; peace; perfection; retribution<br \/>\nShiloah &#8211; same as Siloah<br \/>\nShiloh &#8211; sent<br \/>\nShiloh (name of a city) &#8211; peace; abundance<br \/>\nShilom &#8211; tarrying; peace-maker<br \/>\nShilshah &#8211; three; chief; captain<br \/>\nShimeah &#8211; Shimeath &#8211; that hears &#8211; or obeys; perdition<br \/>\nShimei &#8211; Shimi &#8211; that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame<br \/>\nShimeon &#8211; same as Simeon<br \/>\nShimma &#8211; same as Shimeah<br \/>\nShimon &#8211; providing well; fatness; oil<br \/>\nShimrath &#8211; hearing; obedient<br \/>\nShimshai &#8211; my son<br \/>\nShimri &#8211; thorn; dregs<br \/>\nShimrith &#8211; Shimron &#8211; same as Shimri<br \/>\nShinab &#8211; father of changing<br \/>\nShinar &#8211; watch of him that sleeps<br \/>\nShiphi &#8211; multitude<br \/>\nShiphrah &#8211; handsome; trumpet; that does good<br \/>\nShisha &#8211; of marble; pleasant<br \/>\nShishak &#8211; present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh<br \/>\nShitrai &#8211; gatherer of money<br \/>\nShittim &#8211; thorns<br \/>\nShiza &#8211; this gift<br \/>\nShoa &#8211; kings; tyrants<br \/>\nShobab &#8211; returned; turned back; a spark<br \/>\nShobach &#8211; your bonds; your chains<br \/>\nShobai &#8211; turning captivity<br \/>\nShobal &#8211; path; ear of corn<br \/>\nShobek &#8211; made void; forsaken<br \/>\nShochoh &#8211; defense; a bough<br \/>\nShoham &#8211; keeping back<br \/>\nShomer &#8211; keeper; dregs<br \/>\nShophach &#8211; pouring out<br \/>\nShophan &#8211; rabbit; hid<br \/>\nShoshannim &#8211; those that shall be changed<br \/>\nShua &#8211; crying; saving<br \/>\nShuah &#8211; ditch; swimming; humiliation<br \/>\nShual &#8211; fox; path; first<br \/>\nShubael &#8211; returning captivity; seat of God<br \/>\nShuham &#8211; talking; thinking; humiliation; budding<br \/>\nShulamite &#8211; peaceable; perfect; that recompenses<br \/>\nShunem &#8211; their change; their sleep<br \/>\nShuni &#8211; changed; sleeping<br \/>\nShuphim &#8211; Shuppim &#8211; wearing them out; their shore<br \/>\nShur &#8211; wall; ox; that beholds<br \/>\nShushan &#8211; lily; rose; joy<br \/>\nShuthelah &#8211; plant; verdure; moist; pot<br \/>\nSia &#8211; moving; help<br \/>\nSibbechai &#8211; bough; cottage; of springs<br \/>\nSibmah &#8211; conversion; captivity<br \/>\nSichem &#8211; portion; shoulder<br \/>\nSiddim &#8211; the tilled field<br \/>\nSidon &#8211; hunting; fishing; venison<br \/>\nSigionoth &#8211; according to variable songs or tunes &#8211;<br \/>\nSihon &#8211; rooting out; conclusion<br \/>\nSihor &#8211; black; trouble (the river Nile)<br \/>\nSilas &#8211; three &#8211; or the third<br \/>\nSilla &#8211; exalting<br \/>\nSiloa &#8211; Siloam &#8211; Siloe &#8211; same as Shilhi<br \/>\nSilvanus &#8211; who loves the forest<br \/>\nSimeon &#8211; that hears or obeys; that is heard<br \/>\nSimon &#8211; that hears; that obeys<br \/>\nSin &#8211; bush<br \/>\nSinai &#8211; a bush; enmity<br \/>\nSinim &#8211; south country &#8211;<br \/>\nSion &#8211; noise; tumult<br \/>\nSippai &#8211; threshold; silver cup<br \/>\nSinon &#8211; a breast-plate; deliverance<br \/>\nSisamai &#8211; house; blindness<br \/>\nSisera &#8211; that sees a horse or a swallow<br \/>\nSitnah &#8211; hatred<br \/>\nSivan &#8211; a bush or thorn<br \/>\nSmyrna &#8211; myrrh<br \/>\nSo &#8211; a measure for grain; vail<br \/>\nSocoh &#8211; tents; tabernacles<br \/>\nSodi &#8211; my secret<br \/>\nSodom &#8211; their secret; their cement<br \/>\nSolomon &#8211; peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses<br \/>\nSopater &#8211; Sosipater &#8211; who defends the father<br \/>\nSophereth &#8211; scribe &#8211; numbering<br \/>\nSorek &#8211; vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow<br \/>\nSosthenes &#8211; savior; strong; powerful<br \/>\nSotai &#8211; conclusion in pleading; binding<br \/>\nSpain &#8211; rare; precious<br \/>\nStachys &#8211; spike or ear of corn<br \/>\nStephanas &#8211; crown; crowned<br \/>\nStephen &#8211; same as Stephanas<br \/>\nSuah &#8211; speaking; entreating; ditch<br \/>\nSuccoth &#8211; tents; tabernacles<br \/>\nSuccoth-benoth &#8211; the tents of daughters &#8211; or young women; or prostitutes<br \/>\nSud &#8211; my secret<br \/>\nSur &#8211; that withdraws or departs; rebellion<br \/>\nSusanna &#8211; lily; rose; joy<br \/>\nSusi &#8211; horse; swallow; moth<br \/>\nSychar &#8211; end<br \/>\nSyene &#8211; a bush; enmity<br \/>\nSyntyche &#8211; that speaks or discourses<br \/>\nSyracuse &#8211; that draws violently<\/p>\n<p><em>Biblical names and their meanings:<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"A\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnames\/\">A<\/a> | <a title=\"B\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesb\/\">B<\/a> | <a title=\"C\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesc\/\">C<\/a> | <a title=\"D\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesd\/\">D<\/a> | <a title=\"E &amp; F\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesef\/\">EF<\/a> | <a title=\"G\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesg\/\">G<\/a> | <a title=\"H\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesh\/\">H<\/a> | <a title=\"I\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesi\/\">I<\/a> | <a title=\"J\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesj\/\">J<\/a> | <a title=\"K\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesk\/\">K<\/a> | <a title=\"L\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesl\/\">L<\/a> | <a title=\"M\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesm\/\">M<\/a> | <a title=\"N\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesn\/\">N<\/a> | <a title=\"O\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnameso\/\">O<\/a> | <a title=\"P &amp;Q\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamespq\/\">PQ<\/a> | <a title=\"R\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesr\/\">R<\/a> | S | <a title=\"T\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamest\/\">T<\/a> | <a title=\"UVWXY\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesuvwxy\/\">UVWXY<\/a> | <a title=\"Z\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesz\/\">Z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabaoth &#8211; Lord of hosts Sabeans &#8211; captivity; conversion; old age Sabtah &#8211; a going about or circuiting; old age Sabtechah &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[34,150,162],"class_list":["post-367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion","tag-bible","tag-meanings","tag-names"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}