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Hashabniah

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2407

חַטּוּשׁ

chat.tush — Hattush

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.22; son of: Shemaiah (H8098B); brother of: Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282), Neariah (H5294) and Shaphat (H8202I) § Hattush = "assembled" 1) a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel 1a) a man who returned with Ezra; maybe same as 1 above 1b) a man who returned with Zerubbabel; maybe same as 1 above 2) son of Hashabniah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem with Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2813

חֲשַׁבְנְיָה

cha.shav.ne.yah — Hashabneiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.10; father of: Hattush (H2407I) § Hashabniah = "whom Jehovah regards" 1) the father of Hattush, repairer of the wall 2) a Levite who was among those who officiated at the great fast under Ezra and Nehemiah when the covenant was sealed

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Historical dictionary entry

(1.) Neh. 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Neh. 9:5).

Scripture references

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

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