סְאָה
se.ah
seah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "seah" (H5429) is a unit of measurement, specifically a dry measure used to quantify grains or other dry goods. Its transliteration is "se.ah" and it appears 9 times in the Bible. The word "seah" is often translated as "bushel" or "dry measure," suggesting that it was a standard unit of measurement for dry goods in ancient Israel. The use of "seah" as a unit of measurement is significant because it highlights the importance of commerce and trade in ancient Israel. The fact that a specific unit of measurement was used to quantify goods suggests that trade was a significant aspect of the economy. The use of "seah" also underscores the importance of precision and standardization in commerce, as the use of a standard unit of measurement would have facilitated trade and commerce. The significance of "seah" extends beyond its practical use as a unit of measurement. It also highlights the importance of precision and standardization in ancient Israel, and suggests that trade and commerce were significant aspects of the economy.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five seahs of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
2 Kings 7:18It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”
2 Kings 7:18It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”
1 Kings 18:32With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
2 Kings 7:1Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 Kings 7:1Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 Kings 7:16The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to Yahweh’s word.
2 Kings 7:16The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to Yahweh’s word.