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Shabbethai—a Levite name in the post-exilic community
This personal name identifies a Levite who appears in three post-exilic contexts: opposing Ezra's investigation of foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), helping explain the Law (Nehemiah 8:7), and serving in temple oversight (Nehemiah 11:16). The name likely derives from 'Sabbath,' suggesting the bearer was born on or associated with that day. The same individual may appear in all three passages, showing continuity in Levitical leadership.
Senses
1. sense 1 — All three occurrences are in Ezra-Nehemiah, identifying a Levite named Shabbetai involved in post-exilic religious leadership. Spanish 'Sabetai' and transliterations vary slightly across versions. The Ezra 10:15 passage shows him among those opposing the assembly's approach to mixed marriages, while Nehemiah 8:7 and 11:16 depict him in teaching and oversight roles. The recurrence suggests an influential figure in the restoration community. 3×
AR["شَبْتايُ", "وَ-شَبْتاي", "وَ-شَبْتَايُ"]·ben["আর-শব্বতাই", "আর-শব্বথয়", "শব্বথয়"]·DE["[ושבתי]", "[שבתי]"]·EN["Shabbethai", "and-Shabbetai", "and-Shabbetay"]·FR["[ושבתי]", "[שבתי]"]·heb["ו-שבתי", "שבתי ׀"]·HI["और-शब्बतै", "शब्बतै"]·ID["Sabetai", "dan-Sabetai"]·IT["[ושבתי]", "[שבתי]"]·jav["Lan-Sabetai", "Sabetai", "lan-Sabetai"]·KO["그리고-샤보타이와", "그리고-샤브타이", "샤보타이"]·PT["E-Shavetai", "Shabbetay", "e-Shabetai"]·RU["Шаббетай", "и-Шаббетай"]·ES["Sabetai", "Y-Sabetai", "y-Shabetai"]·SW["Shabethai", "na-Shabethai", "na-Shabtai"]·TR["ve-Sabbetay", "ve-Şabbetay", "Şabbetay"]·urd["اور-سبتائی", "اور-شَبّتی", "شبتائی"]
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
† שַׁבְּתַי n.pr. Levite;—Ezr 10:15; Ne 8:7; 11:16; Σαβ(β)αθαι, etc.