Hebrew word · H2811

חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ

chashavyahu

Hashabiah

From ḥāšab, "to think, reckon, count, take into account, value," plus -yāh, a short form of Yahweh: "Yahweh has reckoned / taken account (of the child)." The supplied lemma is the long form Ḥăšabyāhû, but this verse uses the short form Ḥăšabyāh.

Appears 15 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.19

§ Hashabiah = "Jehovah has considered"

1) a Merarite Levite

2) the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course

3) one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath

4) the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David

5) a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast

6) a Merarite Levite, one of the chief priests who accompanied Ezra from Babylon; ruler of half the circuit of Keilah and one who repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. He sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from captivity

7) a Levite, son of Bunni in the time of Nehemiah

8) a Levite, son of Mattaniah in the time of Nehemiah

9) a priest of the family of Hilkiah in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeshua

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Nehemiah 10:11

Range of meaning

From ḥāšab, "to think, reckon, count, take into account, value," plus -yāh, a short form of Yahweh: "Yahweh has reckoned / taken account (of the child)." The supplied lemma is the long form Ḥăšabyāhû, but this verse uses the short form Ḥăšabyāh.

Against the English

All English versions read "Hashabiah." There is no translation problem.

Used elsewhere in the period

This is one of the most common Levite names in Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah. Examples: a Merarite Levite who came with Ezra (Ezra 8:19, 24); a Levite district ruler of half of Keilah who repaired the wall (Nehemiah 3:17); Levite ancestors and leaders (Nehemiah 11:15, 22; 12:21, 24); and earlier Levites in 1 Chronicles 6:45; 25:3; 26:30.

Similar words

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 6

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:45 חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה Hashabiah

    the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

  2. 1 Chronicles 9:14 חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה Hashabiah

    From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

  3. 1 Chronicles 25:3 חֲשַׁבְיָ֨הוּ Hashabiah

    From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

  4. 1 Chronicles 25:19 לַחֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה to Hashabiah

    the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

  5. 1 Chronicles 26:30 חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩ Hashabiah

    From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.

  6. 1 Chronicles 27:17 חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה Hashabiah

    over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;

2 Chronicles · 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:9 וַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּ and Hashabiah

    Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.

Ezra · 2

  1. Ezra 8:19 חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה Hashabiah

    also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

  2. Ezra 8:24 חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה Hashabiah

    Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

Nehemiah · 6

  1. Nehemiah 3:17 חֲשַׁבְיָ֛ה Hashabiah

    Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

  2. Nehemiah 10:11 חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃ Hashabiah

    Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

    Here: A third Levite who sealed the agreement. The name means "Yahweh has taken account of" or "Yahweh has reckoned." It was a very common name among Levites in the period after the exile.

  3. Nehemiah 11:15 חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה Hashabiah

    From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

  4. Nehemiah 11:22 חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה Hashabiah

    Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

  5. Nehemiah 12:21 חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה Hashabiah

    of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

  6. Nehemiah 12:24 חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה [were] Hashabiah

    The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

    Here: A name meaning roughly 'YHWH has taken account'. A Hashabiah is among the Levites Ezra brought (Ezra 8:19) and among the signers of the covenant (Neh 10:11). Here it may be the man or the family line named after him.

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