SIBMA
“freshness”. City assigned to Reuben (Num. 32:38; Josh. 13:19); immediately taken again by the Moabites. The vineyards of Sibma were famous (Is. 16:89; Jer. 48:32). The masc form of the name is Shebam (Num. 32:3). According to Jerome, the city was less than 1 km from Heshbon.