Shôbay — H7630

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shobai, an Israelite

1. Shobai = "glorious"
2. ancestor of a family of doorkeepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Shobai

Origin

for H7629

• Shôbîy (H7629)

Occurrences

Shôbay occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:42 — The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai (שֹׁבָ֑י), in all an hundred thirty and nine.
• Nehemiah 7:45 — The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai (שֹׁבָ֑י), an hundred thirty and eight.