Strong H7678H7678Iשַׁבְּתַי
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 Neh.11.16
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 in charge of external affairs in Jerusalem
Shabbethai, a Levite, was responsible for overseeing external affairs in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah.
In the Bible
Strong H7678I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shabbethai1
First verses
- Nehemiah 11:16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.