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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(lifted up). (1) A son of Hiel who rebuilt Jericho (1 Kings 16:34³⁴In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. (1 Kings 16:34)). (2) A Judahite (1 Chron. 2:21-22²¹And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. ²²And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. (1 Chronicles 2:21‑22)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. The youngest son of Hiel who rebuilt Jericho (1 Kings 16:34³⁴In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. (1 Kings 16:34)).

2. Son of Hezron and father of Jair (1 Chron. 2:21-22²¹And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. ²²And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. (1 Chronicles 2:21‑22)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7687 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Sguwb

Phonic:

seg-oob’

Meaning:

from 7682; aloft; Segub, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Segub

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

exalted (inaccessibly)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Highness; aloft; made strong:―the name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 2:21. {Celsitudo}