חֲשַׁבְיָהChăshabyâh

proper name, masculine: Yah(u) has taken account

Pronunciation: khash-ab-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2811

Meanings

1. a temple musician (1 Chronicles 25:3; 1 Chronicles 25:19)

2. a Levite, David's time, perhaps = חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ, officer of David in Hebron (1 Chronicles 27:17; 1 Chronicles 26:30)

3. a Levite, Josiah's time (2 Chronicles 35:9)

4. Levite in line of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:30)

5. Levite (1 Chronicles 9:14; Nehemiah 11:15)

6. Levite, Ezra's time (Ezra 8:19; Ezra 8:24; Nehemiah 10:12)

7. head of a family of priests (Nehemiah 12:21)

8. a builder at the wall (Nehemiah 3:17)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:45 Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,
  • 1 Chronicles 9:14 The Levites who returned were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
  • 1 Chronicles 25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord.
  • 1 Chronicles 25:19 The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
  • 1 Chronicles 26:30 From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah. He and his relatives—1,700 capable men—were put in charge of the Israelite lands west of the Jordan River. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of the Lord and the service of the king in that area.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:17 Levi Hashabiah son of KemuelAaron (the priests) Zadok
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