Strong H7678H7678Gשַׁבְּתַי
Shabbethai
One of the 3 senses of Strong H7678
- Transliteration
- shabbethay
- Pronunciation
- shab-beth-ah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.15
Meaning of the name
Shabbethai = "sabbatical"
General definition
From H7676; restful;
{Shabbethai} the name of three Israelites: - Shabbethai.
{Shabbethai} the name of three Israelites: - Shabbethai.
In the biblical story
Shabbethai
Levite who opposed Ezra's marriage reforms
Shabbethai, a Levite, opposed Ezra's efforts to address the issue of intermarriage among the returned exiles.
In the Bible
Strong H7678G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shabbethai1
First verses
- Ezra 10:15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.