שְׁבוּאֵלShᵉbûwʼêl
proper name, masculine: son of Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:16; 1 Chronicles 26:24; 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 25:4; 1 Chronicles 25:20)
Pronunciation: sheb-oo-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7619
Same root
- שָׁבָהshâbâh · H7617to transport into captivity
- שׁוּבshûwb · H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
- אֵלʼêl · H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 23:16 The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.
- 1 Chronicles 24:20 These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah.
- 1 Chronicles 25:4 From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
- 1 Chronicles 25:20 The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 26:24 From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).