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Segub
fortified; raised
שְׂגוּב se.guv
Segub (Hebrew: שְׂגוּב, se.guv) means “fortified; raised”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Divided Kingdom period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Abiram in 1 Kings 16.
Which Segub?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Segub
son of Hiel
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Segub
father of Jair; son of Hezron
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Kings 16:34 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 2:22 |
| Cross-references | 25 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Abiram attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Hiel.
- Abiram co-occurrence Appears with Abiram in 1 Kings 16.
- Hiel co-occurrence Appears with Hiel in 1 Kings 16.
- Jair co-occurrence Appears with Jair in 1 Chronicles 2.
- Arza co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Arza.
- Shemer co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shemer.
- Ethbaal co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ethbaal.
- Gilead co-occurrence Appears with Gilead in 1 Chronicles 2.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.21;
son of: Hezron (H2696H) and the daughter_of_Machir (H4353I);
half-brother of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H) and Ashhur (H0806);
father of: Jair (H2971)
§ Segub = "exalted"
1) the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite who rebuilt Jericho
2) a Judaite, son of Hezron
Segub, son of Hezron, was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in Gilead.
The biblical story
Segub, mentioned in 1Ch.2.21-22, was the son of Hezron and the father of Jair. Hezron, at the age of sixty, married the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead. This marriage produced Segub. Segub's son, Jair, became a prominent figure who possessed twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. The passage highlights the genealogical connection between Hezron, Segub, and Jair, emphasizing Jair's significance as a possessor of many cities in Gilead. This information is part of the larger genealogical record of the tribe of Judah.
Key verses
Segub appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
1 Chronicles 2:21 -
And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:22
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 2:21
- 1 Chronicles 2:22