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mᵊšēzavʾēl מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל ‘Meshezabel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an equivalent to šēziv שֵׁיזִב ‘to rescue’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: שׁזב אל

mᵊšēzavʾēl pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in Nehemiah 3:4, 11:24, 10:22

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