Meshezabeel = “God delivers” 1) ancestor of Meshullam who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem 1a) perhaps the same as 2 and 3 2) a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2a) perhaps the same as 1 and 3 3) father of Pethahiah and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah 3a) perhaps the same as 1 and 2 Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an equiv. to H7804 and H410
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מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵלproper name, masculineJewish name in Persian period (God delivers; from Aramaic שֵׁיזֵיב, deliver, Assyrian šûzubu, Shaph`el from ezêbu, deliver, DlHWB 35; compare the Babylonian names Mušizib-Marduk, 'Marduk delivers,' Mušizib-ílu, KBii. 281, iv. 129): — grandfather of one of the wall-builders Nehemiah 3:4; one of those sealed Nehemiah 10:22; father of royal officer (a Judaean) Nehemiah 11:24; the relation of these to each other is unknown; ᵐ5Μασεζεβηα, Μεσωζεβηλ, ᵐ5LΜασσιζαβελ, etc.
Nehemiah 3:4 HEB:בֶּרֶכְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל ס וְעַל־ NAS: the son of Meshezabel made repairs. KJV: the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them INT: of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel and Next
Nehemiah 11:24 HEB:וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶּן־ מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־ זֶ֤רַח NAS: the son of Meshezabel, of the sons KJV: the son of Meshezabeel, of the children INT: Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel of the sons of Zerah