Strong H8274H8274Gשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה
Sherebiah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H8274
- Transliteration
- shêrêbyâh
- Pronunciation
- shay-rayb-yaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.18
Meaning of the name
Sherebiah = "Jehovah has scorched"
General definition
In the biblical story
Sherebiah
Levite who assisted Ezra and Nehemiah
Sherebiah, a Levite who played a significant role in assisting Ezra and Nehemiah in their respective missions.
In the Bible
Strong H8274G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sherebiah5
First verses
- Ezra 8:18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
- Ezra 8:24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
- Nehemiah 8:7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
- Nehemiah 9:4Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.