שְׁבַנְיָהוּ
she.van.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H7645
Shebaniah
From: or שְׁבַנְיָהוּ; from the same as H7644 (שֶׁבְנָא) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has grown (i.e. prospered);
Short Definition
Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
4 timesAppears 4 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:24
- Nehemiah 12:14
- Nehemiah 9:4
- Nehemiah 9:5
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