Dictionary entry

Hashabneiah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hash-ab-ne-i'-a (chashabhneyah; the King James Version Hashabniah, hash-ab-ni'a).

(1) Father of one of the builders of the wall (Ne 3:10).

(2) A Levite mentioned in connection with the prayer preceding the signing of the covenant (Ne 9:5); possibly identical with the Hashabiah (chashabhyah) ofEzr 8:19,24;Ne 10:11;11:22;12:24, or one of these.