שְׁוָאShᵉvâʼ

Sheva, an Israelite

Pronunciation: shev-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7724

Meanings

1. Calebite (1 Chronicles 2:49)

2. secretary, David's time (2 Samuel 20:25)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 20:25 Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah.

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).