H7597b H7597b
Shealtiel—father of Zerubbabel in the post-exilic period
This personal name identifies the father of Zerubbabel, the governor who led the first return from Babylonian exile. Haggai mentions Shealtiel three times (1:12, 14; 2:2) in the formula 'Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,' establishing the genealogical authority of the post-exilic leadership. The name appears as an alternate form of Shealtiel found elsewhere in biblical texts, meaning 'I have asked of God.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — All three occurrences are in Haggai, identifying Zerubbabel's father in the prophet's exhortations to rebuild the temple. Spanish 'Sealtiel' and German 'Schealtiel' transliterate the name with minor variations. The consistent genealogical formula emphasizes legitimate Davidic descent, crucial for establishing Zerubbabel's authority. Haggai 1:12-14 shows the people heeding the voice of God through this leadership. 3×
AR["شَأَلْتِيئِيل", "شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ"]·ben["শল্টীয়েলের"]·DE["Schealtiel"]·EN["Shealtiel"]·FR["[שלתיאל]"]·heb["שלתיאל"]·HI["शाल्तीएल-के"]·ID["Sealtiel"]·IT["Sealtiel"]·jav["Séaltièl"]·KO["슸알리엘"]·PT["She'altiy'el"]·RU["Шеалтиэля"]·ES["Sealtiel"]·SW["Shealitieli"]·TR["Şealtiel'in"]·urd["سالتیایل"]
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
† שַׁלְתִּיאֵל n. pr. m. (= שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל Thes Buhl);—father of Zerub. Hg 1:12, 14; 2:2; Σαλαθιηλ.