H5571 H5571
Sanballat the Horonite; the Samaritan governor who led opposition to Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.
The Akkadian-origin name (Sin-uballit, 'Sin has given life') of the governor of Samaria who became Nehemiah's chief adversary. Sanballat appears exclusively in the book of Nehemiah, where he mocks the rebuilding effort (Neh 2:10, 19), conspires with Tobiah and Geshem against the builders (Neh 4:1, 7; 6:1-2), and attempts to lure Nehemiah into a trap (Neh 6:5, 12, 14). His daughter married into the high-priestly family, prompting Nehemiah's expulsion of the offender (Neh 13:28). The name's Babylonian etymology reflects the cosmopolitan character of Persian-period Samaria.
Senses
1. Sanballat (personal name) — The proper name Sanballat, designating the Horonite governor of Samaria who persistently opposed Nehemiah's restoration of Jerusalem. His opposition takes multiple forms across the narrative: ridicule and anger (Neh 2:10, 19; 4:1), military conspiracy with Tobiah and Geshem (Neh 4:7; 6:1-2), deceptive invitations (Neh 6:5), and infiltration through intermarriage with the priestly family (Neh 13:28). English, Spanish, French, and German all render the name consistently as 'Sanballat'/'Sanbalat,' preserving the Akkadian-derived form (Sin-uballit, 'the moon-god has given life'). 10×
AR["سَنْبَلَطُ", "سَنْبَلَّطُ", "لِ-سَنْبَلَّطَ", "لِسَنْبَلَّطَ", "وَ-سَنْبَلَّطُ", "وَ-لِ-سَنْبَلَّطَ"]·ben["-সন্বল্লটের", "আর-সন্বল্লট", "আর-সন্বল্লটকে", "সন্বল্লট", "সন্বল্লটকে", "সান্বল্লট"]·DE["Sanballat", "[ולסנבלט]", "und-Sanballat", "zu-Sanballat"]·EN["Sanballat", "and-Sanballat", "and-to-Sanballat", "of-Sanvallat", "to-Sanballat"]·FR["Sanballat", "et-Sanballat", "et-zu-Sanballat", "zu-Sanballat"]·heb["ו-ל-סנבלט", "ו-סנבלט", "ל-סנבלט", "סנבלט"]·HI["और-सनबल्लत", "और-सनबल्लत-को", "सनबल्लत", "सनबल्लत-ने", "सन्बल्लत-का"]·ID["Sanbalat", "dan-Sanbalat", "dan-tentang-Sanbalat", "oleh-Sanbalat"]·IT["Sanballat", "a-Sanballat", "e-Sanballat", "e-a-Sanballat"]·jav["Sanbalat", "dhateng-Sanbalat", "lan-Sanbalat", "lan-dhateng-Sanbalat"]·KO["그리고-산발랏-에게", "그리고-산발랏이", "산발랏-에게", "산발랏과", "산발랏이", "산발랿이", "에-산발랏"]·PT["Sanvalat", "de-Sanvalat", "e-Sanvalat", "e-de-Sanvalat", "por-Sanvalat"]·RU["Санваллат", "Санваллата", "и-Санваллат", "и-о-Санваллате", "у-Санваллата"]·ES["Sanbalat", "a-Sanbalat", "de-Sanbalat", "y-Sanbalat", "y-de-Sanbalat"]·SW["Sanbalati", "na-Sanbalati", "wa-Sanbalati"]·TR["Sanballat", "Sanballat'a", "Sanballat'ın", "ve-Sanballat", "ve-Sanballat'a"]·urd["اور-سنبلط", "اور-سنبلط-کو", "سنبلط", "سنبلط-نے", "سنبلط-کا", "سنبلط-کو"]
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
† סַנְבַּלַּט (so Baer; van d. H. Ginsb סַנְבַלַּט) n.pr.m. leader of Samaritan opponents of Nehemiah: Ne 2:10, 19; 3:33; 4:1; 6:1, 2, 5, 12, 14; 13:28; (Bab., = Sin-uballiṭ, Sin gave life SchrCOT Ne 2:10).