Mᵉshêyzabʼêl — H4898

Definition

masculine proper noun

Meshezabel, an Israelite

1. Meshezabeel = "God delivers"
2. ancestor of Meshullam who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem
1. perhaps the same as 2 and 3
3. a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
1. perhaps the same as 1 and 3
4. father of Pethahiah and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah
1. perhaps the same as 1 and 2

Usually translated as

Meshezabeel

Origin

from an equiv. to H7804 and H410; delivered of God

• Derived from Shᵉzab (H7804)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

Mᵉshêyzabʼêl occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (3)

• Nehemiah 3:4 — And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel (מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל). And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
• Nehemiah 10:21 — Meshezabeel (מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֥ל), Zadok, Jaddua,
• Nehemiah 11:24 — And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel (מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל), of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.