Çibbᵉkay — H5444

Definition

masculine proper noun

Sibbecai, an Israelite

1. Sibbecai or Sibbechai = "weaver"
2. one of David's guard and 8th captain for the 8th month of 24,000 men of the king's army; a Judaite, descendant of Zerah and called the 'Hushathite'

Usually translated as

Sibbecai, Sibbechai

Origin

from H5440; copse-like

• Derived from Çâbak (H5440)

Occurrences

Çibbᵉkay occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

• 2 Samuel 21:18 — And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai (סִבְּכַי֙) the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
• 1 Chronicles 11:29 — Sibbecai (סִבְּכַי֙) the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
• 1 Chronicles 20:4 — And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai (סִבְּכַ֣י) the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
• 1 Chronicles 27:11 — The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai (סִבְּכַ֥י) the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.