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Strong's H7615 שְׁבָאִי (shebai)

Shebai means “Sabean” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7615
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H7615 Quick Answer

Strong's H7615 שְׁבָאִי (Shba'iy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shba'iy (sheb-aw-ee') adj. 1. a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba [patronymic from H7614] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include sabeans. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shba'iy (sheb-aw-ee') adj. 1. a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba [patronymic from H7614]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sabeans

Meaning and Definition

Shba'iy (sheb-aw-ee') adj. 1. a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba [patronymic from H7614] KJV: Sabean. Root(s): H7614

Original Word
שְׁבָאִי
Transliteration
Shba'iy
Derivation
First root strongs: 7614
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7615. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sabean

Usage: Someone descended from Sheba who was a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614) § Sabeans = "drunkard" or "he who is coming" the people of the nation of Sheba

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How Strong's H7615 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shba'iy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Sabeans Joel 3:8

How Strong's H7615 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7615 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7615 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Joel 3:8 KJV

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H7615.

Joel 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7615, grouped by book.

Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7615 FAQ

What does shebai (שְׁבָאִי) mean?

Shebai (Strong's H7615) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sabean". Shba'iy (sheb-aw-ee') adj. 1. a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba [patronymic from H7614]

How many times is shebai (שְׁבָאִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H7615 across 1 book.

Where can I study shebai (שְׁבָאִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7615 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shebai (שְׁבָאִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sabeans. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.