7615. Shebai
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Shebai: Shebai

Original Word: שְׁבָאִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Shba'iy
Pronunciation: sheb-ai'
Phonetic Spelling: (sheb-aw-ee')
Definition: Shebai
Meaning: a Shebaite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sabean

Patronymic from Shba'; a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba -- Sabean.

see HEBREW Shba'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Sheba
Definition
desc. of Sheba
NASB Translation
Sabeans (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שְׁבָאִי adjective, of a people only plural as substantive, לִשְׁבָאִים (Baer Ginsb שְׁבָא֯יִם) Joel 4:8 ("" אֶלאגּוֺי רָחוֺק, compare Jeremiah 6:20 above), > ᵐ5 Me Now לַשְּׁבִי into captivity.

I. שׁבב (Late Hebrew שָׁבַב Pi`el hew; Arabic cut, Aramaic (Talmud) שִׁבָּא splinter, of Mandean diminutive שאבוניאM 140).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from שֶׁבַע (Sheba), which is Strong's Hebrew Number 7652.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the term "Shebaite" in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a specific Hebrew ethnonym. However, related Greek terms might include those that refer to regions or peoples, such as Ἐθνοί (ethnoi) for nations or peoples, though this is a broader term.

Usage: This term is used to denote an individual or group associated with Sheba, a region or people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: The term "Shebaite" refers to an individual or group originating from or associated with Sheba. Sheba is a name that appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often associated with wealth and trade. The most notable mention of Sheba is in the account of the Queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon, where she brings gifts and spices, highlighting the region's prosperity and significance in trade routes (1 Kings 10:1-13; 2 Chronicles 9:1-12). The Shebaites, therefore, are likely to be people from this region, known for their involvement in commerce and possibly their wisdom and wealth. The term is used to identify the lineage or geographical origin of individuals in biblical genealogies and narratives.

Forms and Transliterations
לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם לשבאים liš·ḇā·yim lišḇāyim lishvaYim
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Englishman's Concordance
Joel 3:8
HEB: יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמְכָר֥וּם לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם אֶל־ גּ֣וֹי
NAS: and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant
KJV: and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people
INT: of Judah will sell to the Sabeans about nation

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Strong's Hebrew 7615
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liš·ḇā·yim — 1 Occ.















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