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).