חֲשַׁבְנְיָה H2813
Hashabneiah, personal name meaning possibly 'Yahweh has considered (me)'
This personal name identifies two individuals in Nehemiah's account of post-exilic restoration. One Hashabneiah was father of a builder who helped repair Jerusalem's wall (Nehemiah 3:10). Another appears among the Levites leading corporate prayer and covenant renewal (Nehemiah 9:5). The name's theophoric element (ending in -yah) indicates a personal statement about Yahweh's regard or consideration. The Septuagint manuscripts show significant variation in transliteration, reflecting the challenges of rendering complex Hebrew names into Greek.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences fall within Nehemiah's narrative of restoration activities—wall-building and covenant-renewal. The father of Hattush (Nehemiah 3:10) contributed to the physical restoration of Jerusalem, while the Levite Hashabneiah (Nehemiah 9:5) participated in spiritual renewal through public prayer. The relationship between this name and the similar Hashabiah (as BDB notes) suggests possible scribal variation or familial naming patterns. Greek manuscripts diverge significantly (Asbanam, Sabanou), illustrating the fluidity of proper name transmission across linguistic boundaries. 2×
AR["حَشَبْنِيَا", "حَشَبْنْيَا"]·ben["হশবনিয়", "হশবনীয়ের"]·DE["[חשבניה]"]·EN["Hashabneiah", "Hashabniah"]·FR["[חשבניה]"]·heb["חשבניה"]·HI["हशबन्याह", "हशबन्याह-के"]·ID["Hasabneya"]·IT["Hashbania"]·jav["Hasabneya"]·KO["하샤브냐-의", "하샤브니야"]·PT["Chashavneyah", "Hashavneyah"]·RU["Хашавнеи", "Хашавньяху"]·ES["Hasabnías"]·SW["Hashabneya"]·TR["Haşabniya", "Haşavneya'nın"]·urd["حشبنیاہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
חֲשַׁבְנְיָה n.pr.m. (v. foregoing);— 1. father of a builder at the wall Ne 3:10, 𝔊 Ασβαναμ; 𝔊L Σαβανιου[-ας]. 2. a Levite Ne 9:5 (om. 𝔊) = חֲשַׁבְיָה 6.