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Shebaniah

שְׁבַנְיָהוּStrong’s H7645

shevanyah (she-van-yah)

Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shevanyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shebaniah”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.”
1 Chronicles 15:24 KJV
Meaning
  1. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  2. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  3. A 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  4. A priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God
  5. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  6. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  7. A 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  8. A priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God
  9. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  10. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  11. A 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  12. A priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God
  13. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  14. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  15. A 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  16. A priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God
How it's translated
  • shebaniah 5
  • and shebaniah 1
  • of shebaniah 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 6
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שְׁבַנְיָהוּ shevanyah · Shebaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God

שְׁבַנְיָהוּ shevanyah · Shebaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.9.4 § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God

שְׁבַנְיָהוּ shevanyah · Shebaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.4; also called Shecaniah (NIV: Shekaniah) at Neh.12.3; Also named: she.khan.yah (שְׁכַנְיָהוּ "Shecaniah" H7935O) § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God

שְׁבַנְיָהוּ shevanyah · Shebaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.12 § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God

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.