Shavsha
שַׁוְשָׁאStrong’s H7798shavsah (shav-sah)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Shavsah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shavsha”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17
How it's translated
- and shavsha 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שַׁוְשָׁא shavsah · Shavsha
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3; Another name of se.ra.yah (שְׂרָיָהוּ "Seraiah" H8304G) § Shavsha = "nobility" the royal scribe or secretary for David
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.