Shobi — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֹׁבִי
שֹׁבִי
Shobi means captor.
Built from
שָׁבָה shâbâh — to transport into captivity open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H7617; captor; Shobi, an Ammonite.
First appearance
2Sam 17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
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