Sabtaסבתא

sab-taw' · Post-exile/Writings

In the Bible

A biblical personal name — Sabta (סבתא) — attested in 1 Chr 1:9 (1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible).

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1 Chr 1:9

וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raama: Sheba and Dedan.

Facts

Type	person
Biblical period	Post-exile/Writings
Gematria	463
Letters	4 consonants
Theophoric	no

Stellar letters

The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

Sagittarius · Samekh

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Sabta appears in the stellar reading on 2 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

Date	Precessional era	Occupied letters \|O\|
21 Oct 6352 BCE	Cancer	3
9 Nov 958 BCE	Aries	2