Strong's Lexicon Shobay: Shobai Original Word: שׁבַי Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁוּב (shuv), meaning "to return" or "to turn back." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Shobai, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of temple servants can be related to Greek terms like "λειτουργός" (leitourgos), meaning "minister" or "servant." Usage: Shobai is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is associated with a family or group of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. Cultural and Historical Background: The name Shobai appears in the context of the post-exilic period, a time when the Jewish people were returning to Jerusalem and Judah from Babylonian captivity. This period was marked by efforts to rebuild the temple and restore religious practices. The temple servants, or Nethinim, were a group assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Their role was crucial in re-establishing the worship and rituals that were central to Jewish identity and religious life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shabah Definition head of a family of gatekeepers NASB Translation Shobai (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֹׁבָ֑י proper name, masculine in post-exilic Israel Ezra 2:42= Nehemiah 7:45, ᵐ5B Αβαου (Ezra), Σαβει, A (Ezra), ᵐ5L σωβαι. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Shobai For Shobiy; Shobai, an Israelite -- Shobai. see HEBREW Shobiy Forms and Transliterations שֹׁבָ֑י שבי shoVai šō·ḇāy šōḇāyLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 2:42 HEB: חֲטִיטָ֖א בְּנֵ֣י שֹׁבָ֑י הַכֹּ֕ל מֵאָ֖ה NAS: the sons of Shobai, in all KJV: the children of Shobai, [in] all an hundred INT: of Hatita the children of Shobai all an hundred Nehemiah 7:45 2 Occurrences |
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