חֲבַיָה

cha.vay.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H2252

Habaiah

From: or חֲבָיָהlemma חֲבָיה missing vowel, corrected to חֲבָיָה; from H2247 (חָבָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has hidden;

Short Definition

Chabajah, an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Hobaiah at ; § Habaiah = "Jehovah has hidden" head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • Ezra 2:61
  • Nehemiah 7:63

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