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Shebna

שֶׁבְנָאStrong’s H7644

shevna (shev-na)

Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shevna is the Hebrew word usually translated “shebna”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

“And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.”
2 Kings 18:18 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18; also called Shebnah at 2Ki.18.18,26
How it's translated
  • and shebna 7
  • shebna 2

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

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 5
  • 2 Kings 4

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

שֶׁבְנָא shevna · Shebna

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18; also called Shebnah at 2Ki.18.18,26; § Shebna = "vigour" a person of high position in the court of king Hezekiah of Judah; subsequently the secretary of Hezekiah

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.