H7645I

שְׁבַנְיָהוּ

she.van.yahN:N-M-P

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

שְׁבַנְיָה(וּׅ

proper name, masculine 1. יָה-
  a. Levites, (1) Neh 9:4; Neh 9:5; Neh 10:13, (2) Neh 10:11 Σεβανια, Σαβανια(ς).
  b. priest Neh 10:5, priestly family Neh 12:14 (ᵐ5L Σεχενια) = שְׁכַנְיָה vNeh 12:3 (Σεχενια(ς)), and perhaps שְׁכַנְיָהוּ 1Chr 24:11 (Ισχανια, Σεχενια).
2. יָהוּ-, priest, 1Chr 15:24 (Σομνια, ᵐ5L Σαβανια).


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