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Shebna, a high-ranking royal official (palace steward and later secretary) under King Hezekiah of Judah.
The proper name of a prominent government official during King Hezekiah's reign, attested in both Isaiah and 2 Kings. Shebna first appears as the man 'over the house'—the palace steward, effectively prime minister—whom Isaiah rebukes for carving himself an ostentatious tomb (Isa 22:15). He later appears in a reduced role as secretary alongside Eliakim during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 18:18, 37; Isa 36:3, 22). The spelling alternates between שֶׁבְנָא and שֶׁבְנָה across parallel accounts.
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Senses
1. Shebna (proper name) — The personal name Shebna, designating a historical official in Hezekiah's court who served first as palace steward and subsequently as royal secretary. Isaiah's oracle against him (Isa 22:15-19) provides rare prophetic critique of a named individual's political ambition. In the parallel Assyrian crisis narratives (2 Kgs 18:18, 26, 37; 19:2; Isa 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2), he functions alongside Eliakim and Joah as part of the diplomatic delegation. Spanish 'Sebna' and English 'Shebna' closely transliterate the Hebrew, while the LXX renders it as Somnas. 9×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["شَبْنَا","شِبْنَا","وَ-شَبْنَا","وَشَبْنَا"]·ben["-শেবনার","এবং-শিব্‌না","এবং-শিব্‌নাকে","ও-শেবনা","শেবনাকে"]·DE["[ושבנא]","[שבנא]","und-Shevna","und-Shevnah"]·EN["Shebna","and","and-Shevna","and-Shevnah"]·FR["Schebna","et-Schebna","et-Shevna","et-Shevnah"]·heb["ו-שבנא","ו-שבנה","שבנא"]·HI["और-शेबना","और-शेब्नाह","शेबना"]·ID["Sebna","dan-Sebna"]·IT["Sebna","e-Sebna","e-Shevna","e-Shevnah"]·jav["Sébna","lan-Sebna","sekretaris"]·KO["그리고-셩나와","그리고-솁나가","그리고-솁나를","셩나를","셩나와","셸브나인"]·PT["Shevna","e-Shevna","e-Shevnah"]·RU["Шевной","Шевну","и-Шевна","и-Шевну"]·ES["Sebna","y-Sebna","y-Shevná"]·SW["Shebna","na-Shebna"]·TR["Shevna","Shevna'yi","ve-Shevna","ve-Şebna","ve-Şebna'yı"]·urd["اور-سبنہ","اور-شبنا","شبنا"]
2 Kgs 18:18, 2 Kgs 18:26, 2 Kgs 18:37, 2 Kgs 19:2, Isa 22:15, Isa 36:3, Isa 36:11, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2
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
† שֶׁבְנָא, שֶׁבְנָה n.pr.m. secretary and major-domo of Hezekiah; -נָא Is 22:15, 36:22; 37:2 = 2 K 18:37; 19:2; Is 36:3, 11 = -נָה 2 K 18:18, 26.—Σομνας.