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).