What does שְׁבָאִי mean in the Bible?
שְׁבָאִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba".
Hebrew · H7615
שְׁבָאִי
A Shebaite or descendant of Sheba
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שְׁבָאִי H7615
What does שְׁבָאִי mean in the Bible?
שְׁבָאִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to the Sabeans (1).
Where does שְׁבָאִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joel 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Joel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to the Sabeans 1× Joel 3:8
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First aligned row Joel 3:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Joel 1
Source forms
לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם 1x liš·ḇā·yim Joel 3:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Joel 3:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba
Source Gloss
a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba Usage: Sabean.
Word Origins
שְׁבָאִי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain