H4898 H4898
Meshezabel, a Jewish name meaning 'God delivers' used in the Persian period
This name appears for three different men in the post-exilic community of Nehemiah's time. The name derives from Aramaic roots meaning 'God rescues' or 'God delivers,' reflecting the theological vocabulary of the restoration community. One Meshezabel was grandfather to a wall-rebuilder, another sealed the covenant, and a third was father to a royal official from Judah. Whether these are three separate individuals or overlapping family members is unclear, but the name itself testifies to faith in God's delivering power during the challenging Persian period.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Meshezabel, a personal name meaning 'God delivers' borne by men in Nehemiah's era. Nehemiah 3:4 mentions Meshezabel as grandfather of Meshullam, one of the wall-builders. In 10:21 a Meshezabel is among those who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 11:24 lists Pethahiah son of Meshezabel as an official 'at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.' The LXX renderings (Μασεζεβηα, Μεσωζεβηλ) and Hebrew consistent spelling confirm this as a theophoric name from the Aramaic verb 'to deliver.' 3×
AR["مَشِيزَبْأِيلَ", "مَشِيزَبْئِيلَ", "مَشِيزَبْئِيلُ"]·ben["মশেজবেলের", "মশেশবেল", "মশেষবেলের"]·DE["[משיזבאל]"]·EN["Mesheyzavel", "Meshezabel"]·FR["Meschézabeel"]·heb["משיזבאל"]·HI["मशेजबएल-के", "मशेजबेल", "मशेजबेल-का"]·ID["Mesezabeel", "Mesezabel"]·IT["Meshezabeel"]·jav["Mesezabel"]·KO["메셰상베엘-의", "메쉐살베엘", "메쉐살베엘의"]·PT["Mesheizavel", "Meshezavel"]·RU["МешейзавЭль", "МешейзавЭля", "Мешейзавэля"]·ES["Mesezabel"]·SW["Meshezabeli"]·TR["Meşeizavel'in", "Meşeyzavel", "Meşeyzavel'in"]·urd["مشیزبایل"]
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
† מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל n.pr.m. Jewish name in Persian period (God delivers; from Aramaic שֵׁיזֵיב, ܫܰܘܙܶܒ deliver, Assyrian šûzubu, Shaph. from ezêbu, deliver, DlHWB 35; cf. the Bab. names Mušêzib-Marduk, ‘Marduk delivers’, Mušêzib-ilu, KBii. 281, iv. 129):—grandfather of one of the wall-builders Ne 3:4; one of those sealed 10:22; father of royal officer (a Judaean) 11:24; the relation of these to each other is unknown; 𝔊 Μασεζεβηα, Μεσωζεβηλ, 𝔊L Μασσιζαβελ, etc.