Smith's Bible Dictionary

with Saph or Sippai, tire Philistine giant, in the battle at, Gezer or Gob. (2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles
20:4)
Sibboleth
the Ephraimite pronunciation of the word Shibboleth. (Judges 12:6) [Shibboleth]
Sibmah
[Shebam]
Sibraim
(twofold hope), one of the landmarks on the northern boundary of the holy land as stated by
Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 47:16) It has not been identified.
Sichem
(Genesis 12:6) [Shechem]
Sicyon
(sish’eon), 1 Macc. 15:23, a celebrated Greek city in Peloponnesus, upon the Corinthian Gulf.
Siddim
(field, plain), The vale of, a place named only in one passage of Genesis— (Genesis 14:3,8,10)
It was one of that class of valleys which the Hebrews designated by the word emek. This term
appears to have been assigned to a broad, flattish tract, sometimes of considerable width, enclosed
on each side by a definite range of hills. It has so far a suitable spot for the combat between the
four and five kings, ver. 8; but it contained a multitude of bitumen-pits sufficient materially to
affect the issue of the battle. In this valley the kings of the five allied cities of Sodom, Gomorrah,
Admah, Zeboim and Bela seem to, have awaited the approach of the invaders. It is therefore probable
that it was in the neighborhood of the “plain or circle of Jordan” in which those cities stood. If we
could venture, as some have done, to interpret the latter clause of ver. 3 “which is near,” or “which
is at, or by, the Salt Sea,” then we might agree with Dr. Robinson and others in identifying the
valley of Siddim with the enclosed plain which intervenes between the south end of the lake and
the range of heights which terminate the Ghor and commence the Wady Arabah. But the original
of the passage seems to imply that the Salt Sea covers the actual space formerly occupied by the
vale of Siddim. [Sea, The Salt, THE SALT]
Side
a city on the coast of Pamphylia, 10 or 12 miles to the east of the river Eurymedon. It is
mentioned in 1 Macc. 15:23, and was a colony of Cumaeans.
Sidon
the Greek form of the Phoenician name Zidon. [Zidon, Or Sidon]
Sidonians
the Greek form of the word Zidonians, usually so exhibited in the Authorized Version of the
Old Testament. It occurs (3:9; Joshua 13:4,6; Judges 3:3; 1 Kings 5:6) [Zidon, Or Sidon]
Sihimma
the third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1 Chronicles 2:13) Same as Shimeah.
Sihon
(warrior) king of the Amorites when Israel arrived on the borders of the promised land. (Numbers
21:21) (B.C. 1451.) Shortly before the time of Israel’s arrival he had dispossessed the Moabites of
a splendid territory, driving them south of the natural bulwark of the Amen. Ibid. (Numbers 21:26-29)
When the Israelite host appeared, he did not hesitate or temporize like Balak, but at once gathered