Sabbath-born, a Levite who assisted in expounding the law and investigating into the illegal marriages of the Jews (Ezra 10:15; Neh. 8:7; 11:16).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Shabbethai
Name meaning: my rest (Hitchcock)
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(sabbatical) a Levite in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:15) It is apparently the same who with Jeshua and others instructed the people in the knowledge of the law. (Nehemiah 8:7) (B.C. 450.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
Ask AI about this word
Get a Scripture-grounded explanation in English or Hindi.