7678. Shabbethay

Lexicon

Shabbethay: Shabbethai

Original Word: שַׁבְּתַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shabbthay
Pronunciation: shab-beh-thah'-ee
Phonetic Spelling: (shab-beth-ah'-ee)
Definition: Shabbethai
Meaning: Shabbethai

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shabbethai

From shabbath; restful; Shabbethai, the name of three Israelites -- Shabbethai.

see HEBREW shabbath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shabath
Definition
a Levite
NASB Translation
Shabbethai (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שַׁבְּתַי proper name Levite: — Ezra 10:15; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 11:16; Σαβ(β)αθαι, etc.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word שַׁבָּת (shabbat), meaning "Sabbath."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Shabbethai, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Shabbethai is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It appears in the context of post-exilic Israel, specifically among the Levites.

Context: Shabbethai is a Levite mentioned in the post-exilic period of Israel's history. He is noted for his role in the religious reforms and the reestablishment of the Jewish community in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Shabbethai is specifically mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah, where he is identified as one of the Levites who assisted in the teaching of the Law to the people. His involvement highlights the importance of the Levites in the spiritual and communal restoration efforts led by Nehemiah and Ezra.

In Nehemiah 8:7, Shabbethai is listed among the Levites who helped the people understand the Law as it was read aloud: "The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places." (BSB)

Additionally, in Nehemiah 11:16, Shabbethai is mentioned as one of the leaders of the Levites who had oversight of the outside work of the house of God: "Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God." (BSB)

These references indicate Shabbethai's significant role in the religious and administrative functions of the Levites during this critical period of rebuilding and reform.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י וְשַׁבְּתַ֨י ושבתי שַׁבְּתַ֣י ׀ שבתי šab·bə·ṯay šabbəṯay shabbeTai veshabbeTai wə·šab·bə·ṯay wəšabbəṯay

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 10:15
HEB: זֹ֑את וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י הַלֵּוִ֖י עֲזָרֻֽם׃
NAS: with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite
KJV: about this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite
INT: with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting

Nehemiah 8:7
HEB: יָמִ֡ין עַקּ֡וּב שַׁבְּתַ֣י ׀ הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה
NAS: Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah,
KJV: Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah,
INT: Jamin Akkub Shabbethai Hodiah Maaseiah

Nehemiah 11:16
HEB: וְשַׁבְּתַ֨י וְיוֹזָבָ֜ד עַל־
NAS: and Shabbethai and Jozabad,
KJV: And Shabbethai and Jozabad,
INT: and Shabbethai and Jozabad charge

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7678
3 Occurrences

šab·bə·ṯay — 1 Occ.
wə·šab·bə·ṯay — 2 Occ.