STRONGS H5471:
Abbreviations
†
סוֺא proper name, masculine (
Ζηγωρ, A
Ζωα,
Αδραμελεχ τὸν Αἰθίοπα τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ (!); Jos
Ant. ix. 14, 1 Σωαν;
Sua; all accusative), called
מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם 2 Kings 17:4, with whom Hoshea had intrigue; possibly=
Šab-’-ê, or
Sib-’-ê mentioned by Sargon (KB
ii.54.1.25.26 COT
on the passage) as a ruler (apparently) under
Pir’u king of
Muṣuri; hence Schr
COT l.c. proposes to read
סֶוֶא, and, further, identify.
Šab-’-ê =
סֶוֶא with
Šabaku, founder of 25th (Ethiop.) dynasty, compare Wied
Äg. Geschichte. 583 f.; very uncertain is Wkl's conjecture of
סוא =
Sib-’-ê as general of king
Pir’u of
Muṣri in Northern Arabic (Wkl
MVG 1898, 3 ff.).
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