International Standard Bible Encyclopedia HABAIAH; HOBAIAHha-ba'-ya, (cha-bhayah, chobhayah): A post-exilic priestly family which was unable to establish its pedigree. "Habaiah" is the form in Ezra 2:61; in the parallel passage (Nehemiah 7:63), the King James Version has "Habaiah," and the Revised Version (British and American) "Hobaiah"; in the parallel passage in 1 Esdras 5:38, the form is Obdia, Codex Vaticanus, Obbeia. HOBAIAH ho-ba'-ya (chobhayah, "whom Yahweh hides," i.e. "protects"): The head of a priestly family that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Because they could not trace their genealogy, they were not permitted to serve in the priestly office (Nehemiah 7:63 f). In the Qere of this passage and in the parallel list of Ezra 2:61, this name appears in the form "Habaiah" (chabhayyah). "Obdia" is the form of the word in 1 Esdras 5:38. Strong's Hebrew 2252. Chabayah -- "Yah has hidden," an Israelite... Habaiah. Word Origin from chabah and Yah Definition "Yah has hidden," an Isr. NASB Word Usage Habaiah (1), Hobaiah (1). Habaiah. Or ... /hebrew/2252.htm - 6k Thesaurus Hobaiah (2 Occurrences)... HABAIAH; HOBAIAH. ha-ba'-ya, (cha-bhayah, chobhayah): A post-exilic priestly family which was unable to establish its pedigree. ...HOBAIAH. ... /h/hobaiah.htm - 8k Habaiah (2 Occurrences) Hobai'ah (1 Occurrence) Koz (5 Occurrences) Obdia Gileadite (10 Occurrences) Barzillai (10 Occurrences) Hakkoz (6 Occurrences) Hobah (1 Occurrence) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Hobaiah (2 Occurrences)Ezra 2:61 Nehemiah 7:63 Subtopics Related Terms |