סַנְבַלַּט

Nehemiah 2:10 סַנְבַלַּ֣ט Sanballat

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

Here: A Babylonian name, Sin-uballiṭ, 'the moon-god Sin has given life.' An Elephantine papyrus from 407 BC calls him governor of Samaria and gives his sons Yahweh-names (Delaiah and Shelemiah), so he was the most powerful official to Judah's north.

Nehemiah 2:19 סַנְבַלַּ֨ט Sanballat

But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Here: A Babylonian name, Sin-uballiṭ, meaning 'Sin (the moon god) has given life.' Documents from outside the Bible show he was the Persian governor of Samaria, though Nehemiah never gives him that title.

Nehemiah 4:1 סַנְבַלַּ֗ט Sanballat

Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews

Here: The governor of Samaria, the province just north of Judah, already introduced as an opponent in 2:10 and 2:19. His name is Babylonian and means 'Sin [the moon god] has given life'.

Nehemiah 4:7 סַנְבַלַּ֡ט Sanballat

When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

Here: A Babylonian name, Sin-uballiṭ, "Sin [the moon god] has given life." Outside the Bible he is known as governor of Samaria, the neighbouring Persian province to the north.

Nehemiah 6:1 לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט by Sanballat

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—

Here: Sanballat is a Babylonian name (Sin-uballiṭ, 'the moon-god Sin gives life'). He was the leading power in Samaria, Nehemiah's main rival in the province system, and is always named first among the opponents.

Nehemiah 6:2 סַנְבַלַּ֤ט Sanballat

Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

Nehemiah 6:5 סַנְבַלַּ֜ט Sanballat

The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter

Nehemiah 6:12 וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט and Sanballat

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Here: Sanballat, governor of Samaria, the lead opponent through Nehemiah 4–6. His name is Babylonian (Sin-uballit, 'the moon god Sin has given life').

Nehemiah 6:14 וּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט and to Sanballat

O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.

Here: The governor of Samaria. His name is Babylonian: Sin-uballiṭ, 'the moon-god Sin has given life'. He is known from outside the Bible, in the Elephantine papyri. He was Nehemiah's chief political rival.

Nehemiah 13:28 לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט of Sanballat

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

Here: Sanballat was Nehemiah's leading opponent throughout the book (2:10, 19; 4:1–8; 6:1–14). The name is Babylonian, Sin-uballiṭ, meaning 'the god Sin has given life'. A papyrus from Elephantine in Egypt names him as governor of Samaria.