שְׁבַנְיָהוּ

she.van.yahShebaniah

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences2 books7 verses

This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:

Shebaniah: Priest who blew trumpets before the ark
Shebaniah: Priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
Shebaniah: Priest during the time of Nehemiah
Shebaniah: Levite who led the people in prayer

Definition

or שְׁבַנְיָהוּ; from the same as H7644 and H3050; Jah has grown (i.e. prospered); Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Shebaniah.

Glossary entries

Shebaniah Shecaniah, Shechaniah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total

1 Chronicles 15:24וּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּ · Shebaniah
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
Nehemiah 9:4שְׁבַנְיָ֛ה · Shebaniah
And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
Nehemiah 9:5שְׁבַנְיָ֣ה · Shebaniah
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 10:4שְׁבַנְיָ֖ה · Shebaniah
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Nehemiah 10:10שְׁבַנְיָ֧ה · Shebaniah
…and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Nehemiah 10:12שְׁבַנְיָֽה׃ · Shebaniah
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Nehemiah 12:14לִשְׁבַנְיָ֖ה · of Shebaniah
…of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;