Quick Definition
Habaiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Habaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.61;
referred to as Habaiah or Hobaiah (KJV= Habaiah) (חֲבַיָה).
Strong's Definition
Chabajah, an Israelite
Derivation: or חֲבָיָהlemma חֲבָיה missing vowel, corrected to חֲבָיָה; from H2247 (חָבָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has hidden;
KJV Usage: Habaiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Habaiah = "Jehovah has hidden"
1) head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.61; also called Hobaiah at Neh.7.63;
§ Habaiah = "Jehovah has hidden"
head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲבָיָה / חֲבַיָּה
chăbayyâh / chăbâyâh
BDB Definition:
Habaiah = Jehovah has hidden
1) head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2247 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 2