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Hashbaddanah
Hashbaddanah
חַשְׁבַּדָּנָה chash.bad.da.nah
Hashbaddanah (Hebrew: חַשְׁבַּדָּנָה, chash.bad.da.nah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Nehemiah 8:4. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Anaiah in Nehemiah 8.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hashbaddanah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Nehemiah 8:4 |
| Cross-references | 23 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Mishael co-occurrence Appears with Mishael in Nehemiah 8.
- Maaseiah co-occurrence Appears with Maaseiah in Nehemiah 8.
- Hashum co-occurrence Appears with Hashum in Nehemiah 8.
- Malchijah co-occurrence Appears with Malchijah in Nehemiah 8.
- Hilkiah co-occurrence Appears with Hilkiah in Nehemiah 8.
- Mattithiah co-occurrence Appears with Mattithiah in Nehemiah 8.
- Meshullam co-occurrence Appears with Meshullam in Nehemiah 8.
- Anaiah co-occurrence Appears with Anaiah in Nehemiah 8.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4
§ Hashbadana = "considerate judge"
one of the men who stood on the left of Ezra while he read the law to the people
Hashbaddanah was one of the men who stood with Ezra during the public reading of the Law.
The biblical story
Hashbaddanah is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the men who stood with Ezra the scribe during the public reading of the Law. This event took place after the completion of Jerusalem's wall when the people gathered to hear the Law read and explained. Hashbaddanah, along with several other men, stood on a wooden platform with Ezra as he read from the Book of the Law of Moses. This event marked a significant moment of spiritual renewal for the people of Israel. (Neh.8.4).
Key verses
Hashbaddanah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 8:4
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Nehemiah (1)
- Nehemiah 8:4