שְׂבָםSᵉbâm

Same root

• בָּשָׂםbâsâm · H1313the balsam plant

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Numbers 32:3 “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
• Numbers 32:38 Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
• Joshua 13:19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley,
• Isaiah 16:8 The farms of Heshbon are abandoned; the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted. The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab— that beautiful grapevine. Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer and trailed eastward into the wilderness. Its shoots reached so far west that they crossed over the Dead Sea.
• Isaiah 16:9 So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah; my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh. There are no more shouts of joy over your summer fruits and harvest.
• Jeremiah 48:32 “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards, I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer. Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea, but the destroyer has stripped you bare! He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.