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Seth, Sheth

“Seth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(pay). Third son of Adam (Gen. 4:25; 5:3-8²⁵And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (Genesis 4:25)
³And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: ⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: ⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. ⁶And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: ⁷And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: ⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. (Genesis 5:3‑8)).

“Sheth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tumult). (1) (1 Chron. 1:1¹Adam, Sheth, Enosh, (1 Chronicles 1:1)). [SETH.] (2) For Sheth (Num. 24:17¹⁷I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. (Numbers 24:17)), read “tumult,” as in Jeremiah 48:45⁴⁵They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. (Jeremiah 48:45).

“Seth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Adam and Eve, born after the death of Abel, and father of Enos. His name signifies “appointed”; God thus continued the line of Abel, whom Cain slew, through the appointment of Seth. Hence, in Genesis 4:25-26²⁵And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. ²⁶And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord. (Genesis 4:25‑26) it is said in connection with Seth, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.” This is immediately followed by “This is the book of the generations of Adam,” giving the lineage through Seth and his descendants, and making no mention of Cain and his descendants. From Seth the genealogy is traced to Noah, and the flood swept away all else (Gen. 5:3-8³And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: ⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: ⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. ⁶And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: ⁷And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: ⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. (Genesis 5:3‑8); Luke 3:38³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. (Luke 3:38)). He is called SHETH in 1 Chronicles 1:1¹Adam, Sheth, Enosh, (1 Chronicles 1:1).

“Sheth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Adam (1 Chron. 1:1¹Adam, Sheth, Enosh, (1 Chronicles 1:1)). See SETH. The word occurs also in Numbers 24:17¹⁷I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. (Numbers 24:17), where, instead of “children of Sheth,” it is better to read “sons of tumult;” that is, “tumultuous war will be destroyed” (compare Jer. 48:45⁴⁵They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. (Jeremiah 48:45)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8352 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Sheth

Phonic:

shayth

Meaning:

from 7896; put, i.e. substituted; Sheth, third son of Adam

KJV Usage:

Seth, Sheth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

appointed: set : tumult (Num. 24:17)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Replacing; substituted; tumult:―son of Adam [SETH], Num. 24:17. {Substitio}