H4898: מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל
Mᵉshêyzabʼêl · pronounced mesh-ay-zab-ale' · “Meshezabel”
Definition
Meshezabel, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Meshezabeel.
Word origin: from an equiv. to H7804 (שְׁזַב) and H410 (אֵל); delivered of God;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.4;
father of: Berechiah (H1296K)
§ Meshezabeel = "God delivers"
1) ancestor of Meshullam who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem
1a) perhaps the same as 2 and 3
2) a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
2a) perhaps the same as 1 and 3
3) father of Pethahiah and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah
3a) perhaps the same as 1 and 2
father of: Berechiah (H1296K)
§ Meshezabeel = "God delivers"
1) ancestor of Meshullam who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem
1a) perhaps the same as 2 and 3
2) a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
2a) perhaps the same as 1 and 3
3) father of Pethahiah and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah
3a) perhaps the same as 1 and 2
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4898 is translated
- meshezabel ×3
Bible verses with H4898 (Mᵉshêyzabʼêl)
Mᵉshêyzabʼêl appears in 3 verses.
- Nehemiah 3:4
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
- Nehemiah 10:21
Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
- Nehemiah 11:24
And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.