Shebna — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֶׁבְנָא

שֶׁבְנָא

Shebnâʼ · pronounced sheb-naw' · Strong's H7644 · a man · also spelled Shebnah

Shebna means growth.

Strong's definition

or שֶׁבְנָה; from an unused root meaning to grow; growth; Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Kgs 18:18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shebna

9 occurrences in 9 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah

2Kgs 18:182Kgs 18:262Kgs 18:372Kgs 19:2Isa 22:15Isa 36:3Isa 36:11Isa 36:22Isa 37:2

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