7630. Shobay

Lexicon

Shobay: Shobai

Original Word: שׁבַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shobay
Pronunciation: sho-BAI
Phonetic Spelling: (sho-bah'-ee)
Definition: Shobai
Meaning: Shobai

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shobai

For Shobiy; Shobai, an Israelite -- Shobai.

see HEBREW Shobiy

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shabah
Definition
head of a family of gatekeepers
NASB Translation
Shobai (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שֹׁבָ֑י proper name, masculine in post-exilic Israel Ezra 2:42= Nehemiah 7:45, ᵐ5^B Αβαου (Ezra), Σαβει, A (Ezra), ᵐ5^L σωβαι.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be glorious.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Shobai, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun related to the post-exilic temple servants. However, the concept of temple service and servitude can be related to Greek terms used in the New Testament for service and ministry, such as διάκονος (diakonos, Strong's Greek 1249) meaning "servant" or "minister."

Usage: Shobai is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a family or group of temple servants.

Context: Shobai is mentioned in the context of the post-exilic period, specifically in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The name Shobai appears in the genealogical records of the Nethinim, a group of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile to assist in the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. The Nethinim were assigned to assist the Levites in the temple service, and their inclusion in the genealogical records underscores their importance in the religious life of the restored community.

In Ezra 2:42 and Nehemiah 7:46, Shobai is listed among the families of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) records these passages as follows:

• Ezra 2:42: "The descendants of the gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139 in all."
• Nehemiah 7:46: "The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,"

The mention of Shobai in these lists highlights the continuity of temple service from the pre-exilic to the post-exilic period, emphasizing the restoration of worship practices and the reestablishment of the religious community in Jerusalem.

Forms and Transliterations

שֹׁבָ֑י שבי shoVai šō·ḇāy šōḇāy

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 2:42
HEB: חֲטִיטָ֖א בְּנֵ֣י שֹׁבָ֑י הַכֹּ֕ל מֵאָ֖ה
NAS: the sons of Shobai, in all
KJV: the children of Shobai, [in] all an hundred
INT: of Hatita the children of Shobai all an hundred

Nehemiah 7:45
HEB: חֲטִיטָ֖א בְּנֵ֣י שֹׁבָ֑י מֵאָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
NAS: of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138
KJV: the children of Shobai, an hundred
INT: of Hatita the children of Shobai an hundred thirty

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7630
2 Occurrences

šō·ḇāy — 2 Occ.