Shᵉvâʼ — H7724

Definition

masculine proper noun

Sheva, an Israelite

1. Sheva = "Jehovah contends"
2. Judaite, son of Caleb by his concubine Maachah and grandson of Hezron

Usually translated as

Sheva

Origin

from the same as H7723; false

• Same as Shâvᵉʼ (H7723)

Occurrences

Shᵉvâʼ occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• 2 Samuel 20:25 — And Sheva (וּשְׁוָ֖א) was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
• 1 Chronicles 2:49 — She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva (שְׁוָ֛א) the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.