The meaning of “שֹׁבַי”
Understanding Shôbay reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
for שֹׁבִי Shobai. - § Shobai = "glorious" - Shobai, an Israelite 1) ancestor of a family of doorkeepers of the temple w...
שֹׁבַי
for שֹׁבִי Shobai. - § Shobai = "glorious" - Shobai, an Israelite 1) ancestor of a family of doorkeepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 2:42 | “The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.” Word: שֹׁבַי (Shôbay) | |
| Nehemiah 7:45 | “The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.” Word: שֹׁבַי (Shôbay) |