transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈmer-ē-ə ]
geographical name
1. district of ancient Palestine W of the Jordan between Galilee & Judaea
2. city, its capital & capital of the Northern Kingdom (Israel); rebuilt by Herod the Great & renamed Se·bas·te sə-ˈbas-tē ; site in West Bank at modern village of Sebastīyah