שֶׁבְנָא
shev.na
“Shebna”
Definition
Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite
or שֶׁבְנָה; from an unused root meaning to grow; growth;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
שֶׁבְנָא appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then they called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
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