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Hashabnah

חֲשַׁבְנָה/hash-AB-nah/

“Whom Jehovah regards; inventiveness”

Summary

Hashabnah was one of the chief men of the people who set their seal to the covenant made under Nehemiah.

☩Biblical Reference

Hashabnah is listed among the leaders of the people who subscribed to Nehemiah's covenant, by which Israel pledged to keep God's law and separate themselves from the surrounding peoples. The name is probably a variant form of Hashabiah, meaning 'whom Jehovah regards.'

Key verses:Nehemiah 10:25

Related Verses1 mention

Nehemiah· 1 verse

10:25

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hashabnah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hashabnah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Hashabnah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).