Shebna' - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Strong's H7644 שֶׁבנָא שֶׁבנָה (Shebna') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shebna' (sheb-naw') (or Shebnah {sheb-naw'}) n/p. 1. growth 2. Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite It has 9 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include shebna. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Shebna' (sheb-naw') (or Shebnah {sheb-naw'}) n/p. 1. growth 2. Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite [from an unused root meaning to grow] KJV: Shebna, Shebnah.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7644. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Shebna
Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18; also called Shebnah at 2Ki.18.18,26; § Shebna = "vigour" a person of high position in the court of king Hezekiah of Judah; subsequently the secretary of Hezekiah
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shebna', 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.
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.
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.
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7644.
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7644, grouped by book.
Shebna (Strong's H7644) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shebna". Shebna' (sheb-naw') (or Shebnah {sheb-naw'}) n/p. 1. growth 2. Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H7644 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7644 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shebna. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.