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Hashabiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2811

חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ

cha.shav.yah — Hashabiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.45; son of: Amaziah (H0558I); father of: Malluch (H4409) § Hashabiah = "Jehovah has considered" 1) a Merarite Levite 2) the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course 3) one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath 4) the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David 5) a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast 6) a Merarite Levite, one of the chief priests who accompanied Ezra from Babylon; ruler of half the circuit of Keilah and one who repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. He sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from captivity 7) a Levite, son of Bunni in the time of Nehemiah 8) a Levite, son of Mattaniah in the time of Nehemiah 9) a priest of the family of Hilkiah in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeshua

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5654

עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם

o.ved e.dom — Obed-edom

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.10; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); father of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096X) § Obed-edom = "servant of Edom" 1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem 2) a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper 2a) the family descended from him

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3038

יְדוּתוּן

ye.du.tun — Jeduthun

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Kishi (H7029); father of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I), Shemaiah (H8098K) and Uzziel (H5816K); also called Ethan at 1Ch.6.44; 15.17,19; Also named: e.tan (אֵיתָן "Ethan" H0387J) § Jeduthun = "praising" a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (Ps 39:1; 62:1; 77: either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4409

מַלּוּךְ

mal.lukh — Malluch

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.27 § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" 1) a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah 2) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5) one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7055

קְמוּאֵל

qe.mu.el — Kemuel

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); father of: Aram (H0758H) § Kemuel = "raised of God" 1) son of Nahor by Milcah and father of Aram 2) son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes 3) Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3339

יִצְרִי

yits.ri — Izri

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.3; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); also called Izri at 1Ch.25.11; Another name of tse.ri (צְרִי "Zeri" H6874) § Izri = "my fashioner" a leader of one of the Levitical sanctuary choirs

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6874

צְרִי

tse.ri — Zeri

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.3; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); also called Izri at 1Ch.25.11; Also named: yits.ri (יִצְרִי "Izri" H3339) § Zeri = "built" son of Jeduthun and a musician in the court of David

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Historical dictionary entry

Regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22). (6.) One of the chief priests in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:24). (7.) A chief of the Levites (Neh. 12:24). (8.) Ezra 8:19. (9.) Neh. 3:17.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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