רְחַבְיָהוּ
re.chav.yah
Rehabiah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "רְחַבְיָהוּ" (re.chav.yah), with Strong's number H7345, serves as a proper name specifically denoting a person. It appears a total of 5 times in the Hebrew Bible. The short definition, "Rehabiah," is directly attributed to this name. Given its usage as a proper name, the significance of "re.chav.yah" lies in its individual or familial identity. Without further analysis of context, we can infer that the name Rehabiah holds personal or familial importance within the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, but the nature of that importance is specific to each of its occurrences. The frequency of its appearance, at 5 instances, does not suggest this name carries widespread or universal significance, but rather it is tied to specific interactions or relationships within the stories where it is found.
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Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1 Chronicles 23:17The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1 Chronicles 24:21Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
1 Chronicles 24:21Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
1 Chronicles 26:25His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.