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Shobi

שֹׁבִיStrong’s H7629

shovi (sho-vi)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Shovi is the Hebrew word usually translated “shobi”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,”
2 Samuel 17:27 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.27
How it's translated
  • and shobi 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Samuel 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    שֹׁבִי shovi · Shobi

    A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.27; son of: Nahash (H5176J) § Shobi = "glorious" son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon; supported David during Absalom's rebellion

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.