The meaning of “שַׁבְּתַי”
Understanding Shabbᵉthay reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Shabbethai. - § Shabbethai = "sabbatical" - Shabbethai, the name of three Israelites 1) a Levite in the time of Ezra and...
שַׁבְּתַי
Shabbethai. - § Shabbethai = "sabbatical" - Shabbethai, the name of three Israelites 1) a Levite in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 10:15 | “Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.” Word: שַׁבְּתַי (Shabbᵉthay) | |
| Nehemiah 8:7 | “Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.” Word: שַׁבְּתַי (Shabbᵉthay) | |
| Nehemiah 11:16 | “And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.” Word: שַׁבְּתַי (Shabbᵉthay) |