שַׁבְּתַיShabbᵉthay

proper name: Levite (Ezra 10:15; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 11:16)

Pronunciation: shab-beth-ah'-ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7678

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 10:15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.
  • Nehemiah 8:7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places.
  • Nehemiah 11:16 Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God.

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).