H8274 H8274
Sherebiah: a Levite who returned from Babylonian exile with Ezra and served in public worship and covenant renewal.
A Levitical proper name appearing exclusively in the post-exilic books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Sherebiah was recruited by Ezra at the Ahava canal as a capable Levite for the return journey to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:18) and was entrusted with temple vessels of gold and silver (Ezra 8:24). He later served as a public reader and interpreter of the Torah (Neh 8:7), led the people in communal confession and worship (Neh 9:4-5), and sealed the covenant of faithfulness (Neh 10:12). His name appears in the roster of Levitical singers and gatekeepers (Neh 12:8, 24), underscoring his central role in the restoration community's spiritual life.
Senses
1. Sherebiah (personal name) — The proper noun Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵבְיָה), designating a prominent Levite of the post-exilic period. The name may mean 'Yah has sent scorching heat,' though its etymology remains uncertain. Sherebiah appears in Ezra's narrative as a man of exceptional ability recruited for the return from Babylon (Ezra 8:18) and trusted with transporting sacred treasury (Ezra 8:24). In Nehemiah he is a leader of public worship: explaining the Torah to the assembled people (Neh 8:7), leading prayer and confession (Neh 9:4-5), and affixing his seal to the communal covenant (Neh 10:12). Translations uniformly preserve the name: Spanish 'Serebías,' French 'Shérébia,' German 'Scherebja.' 8×
AR["شيرِبيا", "شِيرِبْيا", "شِيرِبْيَا", "لِ-شِيرِيبْيا", "وَ-شِيرِبْيا", "وَ-شِيرِيبْيا"]·ben["আর-শেরেবিয়", "আর-শেরেবিয়া", "শেরেবিয়", "শেরেবিয়কে"]·DE["Scherebja", "und-Scherebja"]·EN["Sherebiah", "Sherevyah", "and-Sherebiah", "and-Sherevyah", "for-Sherevyah"]·FR["Shérébia", "et-Shérébia", "zu-Shérébia"]·heb["ו-שרביה", "ו-שרביה ׀", "ל-שרביה", "שרביה"]·HI["अर्थात्-शेरेब्याह", "और-शेरेब्याह", "शेरेब्याह"]·ID["Serebya", "dan-Serebya", "yaitu-Serebya"]·IT["Sherebia", "a-Sherebia", "e-Sherebia"]·jav["Serebya", "inggih-punika-Serebya", "lan-Serebya"]·KO["그리고-세레비야", "로-세레비야", "세레뱌", "쉐레비야"]·PT["Sherevyah", "e-Sherevyah", "para-Sherevyah"]·RU["Шеревья", "Шеревьяху", "для-Шеревьи", "и-Шеревью", "и-Шеревьяху"]·ES["Serebías", "a-Sherevyah", "y-Serebías", "y-Sherevyah"]·SW["Sherebia", "Sherebya", "na-Sherebia"]·TR["Serevyayi", "ve-Serevya", "ve-Şerebya", "Şerebya"]·urd["اور-شریبیاہ", "اور-شیریبیاہ", "سریبیاہ", "شریبیاہ", "شیریبیاہ-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
† שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה n.pr.m. a Levite with Ezra (? י׳ hath sent burning heat; or cp. Syriac ܫܪܒ Pa. propagavit);—Σαραβια(ς): Ezr 8:18, 24; Ne 8:7; 9:4, 5; 10:13; 12:8, 24.