HebrewH7798Proper Noun (Masculine)

שַׁוְשָׁא

shav.sah

“Shavsha”

1Occurrences

H7798Strong's #

Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Shavsha, an Israelite

from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ); joyful;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at ; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at ; Shisha at ; Another name of se.ra.yah (*שְׂרָיָהוּ *"Seraiah" H8304G) § Shavsha = "nobility" the royal scribe or secretary for David

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

שַׁוְשָׁא appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 18:16BSB

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests;Shavsha was the scribe;

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