n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' mer- ē - ə
Function: geographical name
1 district of ancient Palestine W of the Jordan bet. Galilee & Judaea
2 city, its capital & capital of the Northern Kingdom (Israel); rebuilt by Herod the Great & renamed Se · bas · te \ s ə - ' bas-t ē \ ; site in West Bank at modern village of Sebast ī yah