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Sabaoth, Lord of hosts
Sabeans, captivity; conversion; old age
Sabtah, a going about or circuiting; old age
Sabtechah, that surrounds; that causes wounding
Sacar, wares; a price
Sadducees, followers of Sadoc, or Zadok
Sadoc, or Zadok, just; righteous
Salah, mission; sending
Salamis, shaken; test; beaten
Salathiel, asked or lent of God
Salcah, thy basket; thy lifting up
Salem, complete or perfect peace
Salim, foxes; fists; path
Sallai, Sallu, an exaltation; a basket
Salma, peace; perfection
Salmon, peaceable; perfect; he that rewards
Salome, same as Salmon
Samaria, watch-mountain
Samlah, his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment
Samos, full of gravel
Samothracia, an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians
Samson, his sun; his service; there the second time
Samuel, heard of God; asked of God
Sanballat, bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Sanhedrin, sitting together
Sansannah, bough or bramble of the enemy
Saph, rushes; sea-moss
Saphir, delightful
Sapphira, that relates or tells
Sarah, lady; princess; princess of the multitude
Sarai, my lady; my princess
Sardis, prince of joy
Sardites, removing a dissension
Sarepta, a goldsmith's shop
Sargon, who takes away protection
Sarid, remaining; hand of a prince
Saron, same as Sharon
Sarsechim, master of the wardrobe
Saruch, branch; layer; lining
Satan, contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
Saul, demanded; lent; ditch; death
Sceva, disposed; prepared
Seba, a drunkard; that turns
Sebat, twig; scepter; tribe
Secacah, shadow; covering; defense
Sechu, defense; bough
Secundus, second
Segub, fortified; raised
Seir, Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest
Sela, a rock
Sela-hammah-lekoth, rock of divisions
Selah, the end; a pause
Seled, affliction; warning
Seleucia, shaken or beaten by the waves
Sem, same as Shem
Semachiah, joined to the Lord
Semaiah, obeying the Lord
Semei, hearing; obeying
Senaah, bramble; enemy
Seneh, same as Senaah
Senir, bed-candle; changing
Sennacherib, bramble of destruction
Seorim, gates; hairs; tempests
Sephar, book; scribe; number
Sepharad, a book descending
Sepharvaim, the two books; the two scribes
Serah, lady of scent; song; the morning star
Seraiah, prince of the Lord
Seraphim, burning; fiery
Sered, dyer's vat
Sergius, net
Serug, branch; layer; twining
Seth, put; who puts; fixed
Sethur, hid; destroying
Shaalabbim, understanding, or son of a fox
Shaalbim, that beholds the heart
Shaalbonite, a fox's building
Schaaph, fleeing; thinking
Shaaraim, gates; valuation; hairs
Shaashgaz, he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
Shabbethai, my rest
Shachia, protection of the Lord
Shadrach, tender, nipple
Shage, touching softly; multiplying much
Shalem, same as Salem
Shalim, same as Salim
Shalisha, three; the third; prince; captain
Shallum, perfect; agreeable
Shalmai, my garment
Shalman, peaceable; perfect; that rewards
Shalmaneser, peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution
Shamariah, throne or keeping of the Lord
Shamed, destroying; wearing out
Shamer, keeper; thorn; dregs
Shamgar, named a stranger; he is here a stranger
Shamhuth, desolation; destruction
Shamir, Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
Shammah, loss; desolation; astonishment
Shammai, my name; my desolations
Shammoth, names; desolations
Shammuah, he that is heard; he that is obeyed
Shamsherai, there a singer or conqueror
Shapham, Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink
Shaphat, judge
Sharai, my lord; my prince; my song
Sharar, navel; thought; singing
Sharezer, overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse
Sharon, his plain; his song
Shashai, rejoicing; mercy; linen
Shashak, a bag of linen; the sixth bag
Shaul, Saul, asked; lent; a grave
Shaveh, the plain; that makes equality
Shealtiel, same as Salathiel
Sheariah, gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord
Shear-jashub, the remnant shall return
Sheba, captivity; old man; repose; oath
Shebam, compassing about; old men
Shebaniah, the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity
Shebarim, breakings; hopes
Sheber, breaking; hope
Shebna, who rests himself; who is now captive
Shebuel, turning, or captivity, or seat, of God
Shecaniah, habitation of the Lord
Shechem, part; portion; back early in the morning
Shedeur, field of light; light of the Almighty
Shehariah, mourning or blackness of the Lord
Shelah, that breaks; that unties; that undresses
Shelemiah, God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace
Sheleph, who draws out
Shelesh, captain; prince
Shelomi, Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense
Shelumiel, same as Shelemiah
Shem, name; renown
Shema, hearing; obeying
Shemaiah, that hears or obeys the Lord
Shemariah, God is my guard
Shemeber, name of force; name of the strong
Shemer, guardian; thorn
Shemida, name of knowledge; that puts knowledge
Sheminith, eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)
Shemiramoth, the height of the heavens
Shemuel, appointed by God
Shen, tooth; ivory; change
Shenazar, treasurer of a tooth
Shenir, lantern; light that sleeps
Shephatiah, the Lord that judges
Shephi, beholder; honeycomb; garment
Shepho, desert
Shephuphan, serpent
Sherah, flesh; relationship
Sherebiah, singing with the Lord
Sheshach, bag of flax or linen
Sheshai, six; mercy; flax
Sheshan, lily; rose; joy; flax
Sheshbazzar, joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage
Shethar, putrefied; searching
Shethar-boznai, that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me
Sheva, vanity; elevation; fame; tumult
Shibboleth, Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood
Shibmah, overmuch captivity, or sitting
Shicron, drunkenness; his gift; his wages
Shiggaion, a song of trouble or comfort
Shihon, sound; wall of strength
Shihor-libnah, blackness of Libnah
Shilhi, Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor
Shillem, peace; perfection; retribution
Shiloah, same as Siloah
Shiloh, sent
Shiloh (name of a city), peace; abundance
Shilom, tarrying; peace-maker
Shilshah, three; chief; captain
Shimeah, Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition
Shimei, Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame
Shimeon, same as Simeon
Shimma, same as Shimeah
Shimon, providing well; fatness; oil
Shimrath, hearing; obedient
Shimshai, my son
Shimri, thorn; dregs
Shimrith, Shimron, same as Shimri
Shinab, father of changing
Shinar, watch of him that sleeps
Shiphi, multitude
Shiphrah, handsome; trumpet; that does good
Shisha, of marble; pleasant
Shishak, present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh
Shitrai, gatherer of money
Shittim, thorns
Shiza, this gift
Shoa, kings; tyrants
Shobab, returned; turned back; a spark
Shobach, your bonds; your chains
Shobai, turning captivity
Shobal, path; ear of corn
Shobek, made void; forsaken
Shochoh, defense; a bough
Shoham, keeping back
Shomer, keeper; dregs
Shophach, pouring out
Shophan, rabbit; hid
Shoshannim, those that shall be changed
Shua, crying; saving
Shuah, ditch; swimming; humiliation
Shual, fox; path; first
Shubael, returning captivity; seat of God
Shuham, talking; thinking; humiliation; budding
Shulamite, peaceable; perfect; that recompenses
Shunem, their change; their sleep
Shuni, changed; sleeping
Shuphim, Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore
Shur, wall; ox; that beholds
Shushan, lily; rose; joy
Shuthelah, plant; verdure; moist; pot
Sia, moving; help
Sibbechai, bough; cottage; of springs
Sibmah, conversion; captivity
Sichem, portion; shoulder
Siddim, the tilled field
Sidon, hunting; fishing; venison
Sigionoth, according to variable songs or tunes,
Sihon, rooting out; conclusion
Sihor, black; trouble (the river Nile)
Silas, three, or the third
Silla, exalting
Siloa, Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi
Silvanus, who loves the forest
Simeon, that hears or obeys; that is heard
Simon, that hears; that obeys
Sin, bush
Sinai, a bush; enmity
Sinim, south country,
Sion, noise; tumult
Sippai, threshold; silver cup
Sinon, a breast-plate; deliverance
Sisamai, house; blindness
Sisera, that sees a horse or a swallow
Sitnah, hatred
Sivan, a bush or thorn
Smyrna, myrrh
So, a measure for grain; vail
Socoh, tents; tabernacles
Sodi, my secret
Sodom, their secret; their cement
Solomon, peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
Sopater, Sosipater, who defends the father
Sophereth, scribe, numbering
Sorek, vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow
Sosthenes, savior; strong; powerful
Sotai, conclusion in pleading; binding
Spain, rare; precious
Stachys, spike or ear of corn
Stephanas, crown; crowned
Stephen, same as Stephanas
Suah, speaking; entreating; ditch
Succoth, tents; tabernacles
Succoth-benoth, the tents of daughters, or young women; or prostitutes
Sud, my secret
Sur, that withdraws or departs; rebellion
Susanna, lily; rose; joy
Susi, horse; swallow; moth
Sychar, end
Syene, a bush; enmity
Syntyche, that speaks or discourses
Syracuse, that draws violently

This dictionary is from Hitchcock's New  and  Complete Analysis  of  the Holy Bible, published in the late 1800's.  It contains more than 2,500 Bible and Bible related proper names and their meanings.  Some  Hebrew words of uncertain meaning have been left out.

 

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