5571. Sanballat
Strong's Lexicon
Sanballat: Sanballat

Original Word: סַנְבַלַּט
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Canballat
Pronunciation: san-bal-lat'
Phonetic Spelling: (san-bal-lat')
Definition: Sanballat
Meaning: Sanballat

Word Origin: Of uncertain origin, possibly of Babylonian or Akkadian derivation.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Nehemiah 2:10 (BSB): "When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites."

- Nehemiah 4:1 (BSB): "Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews."

- Nehemiah 6:1-2 (BSB): "When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it... Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: 'Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.' But they were planning to harm me."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sanballat in the Septuagint or New Testament, as his account is primarily contained within the Old Testament narrative.

Usage: Sanballat is a proper noun referring to a notable adversary of Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.

Cultural and Historical Background: His name is often associated with opposition and hostility towards the Jewish people and their efforts to restore their city and worship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a Samaritan leader
NASB Translation
Sanballat (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סַנְבַּלַּט (so Baer; van d. H. Ginsb סַנְבַלַּט) proper name, masculine leader of Samaritan opponents of Nehemiah: Nehemiah 2:10,19; Nehemiah 3:33; Nehemiah 4:1; Nehemiah 6:1,2,5,12,14; Nehemiah 13:28; (Babylonian, = Sin-uballi‰, Sin gave life SchrCOT Nehemiah 2:10).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sanballat

Of foreign origin; Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria -- Sanballat.

Forms and Transliterations
וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט וּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט ולסנבלט וסנבלט לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט לסנבלט סַנְבַלַּ֗ט סַנְבַלַּ֜ט סַנְבַלַּ֡ט סַנְבַלַּ֣ט סַנְבַלַּ֤ט סַנְבַלַּ֨ט סנבלט lə·san·ḇal·laṭ ləsanḇallaṭ lesanvalLat san·ḇal·laṭ sanḇallaṭ sanvalLat ū·lə·san·ḇal·laṭ ūləsanḇallaṭ ulesanvalLat vesanvalLat wə·san·ḇal·laṭ wəsanḇallaṭ
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 2:10
HEB: וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע סַנְבַלַּ֣ט הַחֹרֹנִ֗י וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙
NAS: When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah
KJV: When Sanballat the Horonite,
INT: heard Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah

Nehemiah 2:19
HEB: וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ סַנְבַלַּ֨ט הַחֹרֹנִ֜י וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה ׀
NAS: But when Sanballat the Horonite
KJV: But when Sanballat the Horonite,
INT: heard Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah

Nehemiah 4:1
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֗ט כִּֽי־ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ
NAS: about that when Sanballat heard
KJV: But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard
INT: after heard Sanballat for we

Nehemiah 4:7
HEB: כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֡ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים
NAS: Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs,
KJV: But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah,
INT: after heard Sanballat Tobiah the Arabs

Nehemiah 6:1
HEB: כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁמַ֣ע לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם
NAS: it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah,
KJV: Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah,
INT: it reported to Sanballat Tobiah to Geshem

Nehemiah 6:2
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סַנְבַלַּ֤ט וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ אֵלַ֣י
NAS: then Sanballat and Geshem sent
KJV: That Sanballat and Geshem sent
INT: sent Sanballat and Geshem to

Nehemiah 6:5
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה
NAS: Then Sanballat sent his servant
KJV: Then sent Sanballat his servant
INT: sent then Sanballat manner the same

Nehemiah 6:12
HEB: עָלַ֔י וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃
NAS: me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired
KJV: against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired
INT: against Tobiah and Sanballat had hired

Nehemiah 6:14
HEB: אֱלֹהַ֛י לְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט כְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יו אֵ֑לֶּה
NAS: Tobiah and Sanballat according to these
KJV: thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works,
INT: my God Tobiah and Sanballat works to these

Nehemiah 13:28
HEB: הַגָּד֔וֹל חָתָ֖ן לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט הַחֹרֹנִ֑י וָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּ
NAS: was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite,
KJV: [was] son in law to Sanballat the Horonite:
INT: the high was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite drove

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5571
10 Occurrences


lə·san·ḇal·laṭ — 2 Occ.
san·ḇal·laṭ — 6 Occ.
ū·lə·san·ḇal·laṭ — 1 Occ.
wə·san·ḇal·laṭ — 1 Occ.















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