Mesobaite — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְצֹבָיָה

מְצֹבָיָה

Mᵉtsôbâyâh · pronounced mets-o-baw-yaw' · Strong's H4677 · a people

Mesobaite means found of Jah.

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מָצָא mâtsâʼ (apparently from, H4672) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

apparently from H4672 and H3050; found of Jah; Metsobajah, a place in Palestine.

1Chr 11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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