Bible Names

Sibbechai: meaning of the name

Sibbechai means “bough; cottage; of springs.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Sibbechai in Hebrew and Greek

סִבְּכַי H5444

Çibbᵉkay (sib-bek-ah'-ee) — Sibbecai, an Israelite

from H5440 (סָבַךְ); copse-like;

Who named Sibbechai in the Bible

Sibbechai in Scripture

“Sibbechai” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • 2 Samuel 21:18

    And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.

  • 1 Chronicles 20:4

    And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.