Lexicon
מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל
me.she.zav.el
H4898
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Meshezabel

3
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Hebrew
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me.she.zav.el is a proper name appearing in genealogical and personal identifications in Nehemiah.

The attested form functions as a proper name in personal identification: it names the father of Pethahiah in Nehemiah 11:24 and of Berechiah in Nehemiah 3:4, while Nehemiah 10:22 places it among a list of names.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in personal and family identification · dominant

    All three occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Nehemiah 11:24 the APB renders “Pethahiah son of Meshezabel,” and in Nehemiah 3:4 it renders “Meshullam son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel”; Nehemiah 10:22 presents the form within a list rendered “Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the name in the family descriptions of Nehemiah 11:24 and Nehemiah 3:4. In Nehemiah 10:22, its contribution is not isolable from the supplied translation, which gives a short list of other names.

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Across Scripture