sho.vay is a proper name appearing in lists of gatekeepers' descendants.

The term appears as a proper name within two parallel-style lists of gatekeepers' descendants, where the APB includes “the sons of Shobai” among the named groups.

1. Name in gatekeeper descendant lists · dominant

   In Ezra 2:42 and Nehemiah 7:45, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in a sequence of gatekeeper groups. In Ezra 2:42 the APB renders the list with “the sons of Shobai,” and Nehemiah 7:45 likewise includes that group among the gatekeepers.

   Ezra 2:42Nehemiah 7:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the name in the phrase “the sons of Shobai” within lists of gatekeepers. It only confirms the group-list setting of the proper name.