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 times

Appears 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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