שַׁבְּתַי
shabtay · Shabbethai
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7678 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shabtay (שַׁבְּתַי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shabbethai”.
The name of a Levite of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. It comes from "shabbat".
How to say it
shab·tay
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Ezra 10:15
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood against this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
- Nehemiah 8:7
And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were making the people understand the law, and the people were in their place.
- Nehemiah 11:16
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside work of the house of Elohim, of the heads of the Levites;