H7629 H7629
Shobi (personal name: Ammonite who aided David)
This personal name identifies an Ammonite who brought supplies to David when he fled from Absalom, appearing in 2 Samuel 17:27. Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites joined Barzillai and Machir in provisioning David's company during the rebellion. His Ammonite identity is striking—a foreigner showing loyalty when David's own son rebelled. The name may relate to 'captive' or 'captivity,' though its precise meaning is uncertain.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 2 Samuel 17:27 lists Shobi among three men who brought essential supplies to David at Mahanaim during Absalom's revolt. The Septuagint renders the name variously, struggling with the Hebrew. What's remarkable is Shobi's Ammonite identity—traditional enemy showing compassion to David in crisis. This foreigner's loyalty contrasts sharply with Israelite Absalom's rebellion. The conjunction 'and Shobi' integrates him into the list of benefactors, honored in Scripture for kindness when David most needed it. 1×
AR["وَ-شوبي"]·ben["এবং-শোবী"]·DE["und-Shovi"]·EN["and-Shovi"]·FR["et-Shovi"]·heb["ו-שובי"]·HI["और-शोबी"]·ID["dan-Sobi"]·IT["e-Shovi"]·jav["lan-Sobi"]·KO["그리고-소비가"]·PT["e-Shovi"]·RU["и-Сови"]·ES["y-Shobi"]·SW["na-Shobi"]·TR["ve-Şovi"]·urd["اور-شوبی"]
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
† שֹׁבִי n.pr.m. appar. Ammonite prince, וְשׁ׳ 2 S 17:27, 𝔊 Ουεσβει, 𝔊L καὶ Ζεφεει.