Sibbecai — the meaning of the Hebrew name סִבְּכַי

סִבְּכַי

Çibbᵉkay · pronounced sib-bek-ah'-ee · Strong's H5444 · a man · also spelled Sibbechai

Sibbecai means copse-like.

Built from

סָבַךְ çâbak (from, H5440) — to entwine open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5440; copse-like; Sibbecai, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Sam 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sibbecai

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 21:181Chr 11:291Chr 20:41Chr 27:11

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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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