A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.42 § Shobai = "glorious" ancestor of a family of doorkeepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel
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H7630 — שֹׁבָ֑י
sho.vay · Shobai · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Ezra 2:42 · שֹׁבָ֑יSons of the gatekeepers; sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai, the whole are a hundred thirty and nine.Nehemiah 7:45 · שֹׁבָ֑יThe gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: a hundred thirty and eight.