Concept
Name meaning: witness, or ornament, of the Lord (Hitchcock)
Meeting with the Lord. (1.) A Levite who returned from Babylon (Ezra 8:33).
(2.) A false prophetess who assisted Tobiah and Sanballat against the Jews (Neh. 6:14). Being bribed by them, she tried to stir up discontent among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so to embarrass Nehemiah in his great work of rebuilding the ruined walls of the city.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(whom Jehovah meets).
A Levite, son of Binnui who with Meremoth, Eleazar and Jozabad weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon. (Ezra 8:33) (B.C. 459.)
The prophetess Noadiah joined Sanballet and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 6:14) (B.C. 445.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
Ask AI about this word
Get a Scripture-grounded explanation in English or Hindi.