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Shebaniah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁבַנְיָה

שְׁבַנְיָה

Shᵉbanyâh · pronounced sheb-an-yaw' · Strong's H7645 · a man

Shebaniah means Jah has grown (i.e. prospered).

Built from

שֶׁבְנָא Shebnâʼ (the same as, H7644) — growth open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

or שְׁבַנְיָהוּ; from the same as H7644 and H3050; Jah has grown (i.e. prospered); Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 15:24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shebaniah

7 occurrences in 7 verses — 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

1Chr 15:24Neh 9:4Neh 9:5Neh 10:5Neh 10:11Neh 10:13Neh 12:14

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