Shêrêbᵉyâh — H8274

Definition

masculine proper noun

Sherebjah, the name of two Israelites

1. Sherebiah = "Jehovah has scorched"
2. a Levite who assisted Ezra at the reading of the Law and who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Sherebiah

Origin

from H8273 and H3050; Jah has brought heat

• Derived from Shârâb (H8273)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Shêrêbᵉyâh occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2), Nehemiah (6)

• Ezra 8:18 — And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah (וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה), with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
• Ezra 8:24 — Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah (לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה), Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
• Nehemiah 8:7 — Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah (וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה), Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
• Nehemiah 9:4 — Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה), Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
• Nehemiah 9:5 — Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה), Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
• Nehemiah 10:12 — Zaccur, Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֖ה), Shebaniah,
• Nehemiah 12:8 — Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה), Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
• Nehemiah 12:24 — And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah (שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה), and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.