חֲשַׁבְיָה

Detailed Definition

• 1a merarite levite
• 2the 4th of the 6 sons of jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course
• 3one of the descendants of hebron the son of kohath
• 4the son of kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of levi in the time of david
• 5a levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for josiah at his great passover feast
• 6a 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
• 7a levite, son of bunni in the time of nehemiah
• 8a levite, son of mattaniah in the time of nehemiah
• 9a priest of the family of hilkiah in the days of joiakim, son of jeshua