Lexicon
מַגְבִּישׁ
mag.bish
H4019
N:N--L Hebrew

Magbish

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mag.bish is used as a proper name in a census-style listing of descendants.

The attested use presents the noun as a proper name within a descendants-and-number listing in Ezra 2:30.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a descendant listing · dominant

    In Ezra 2:30, the form מַגְבִּישׁ is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause naming “The sons of Magbish” before their number; the APB renders the verse, “The sons of Magbish numbered one hundred fifty-six.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 2:30, the APB presents the name in the phrase “The sons of Magbish”; It confirms the verse-level naming context rather than a fuller lexical nuance.

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