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Tebaliah
baptism, or goodness, of the Lord
טְבַלְיָ֫הוּ te.val.ya.hu
Tebaliah (Hebrew: טְבַלְיָ֫הוּ, te.val.ya.hu) means “baptism, or goodness, of the Lord”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 26:11. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Hilkiah in 1 Chronicles 26.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tebaliah
son of Hosah
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
- Divided Kingdom
- 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 | 1 Chronicles 26:11 |
Names connected to this one
- Shimri attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Hosah.
- Zechariah attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Hosah.
- Hilkiah co-occurrence Appears with Hilkiah in 1 Chronicles 26.
- Zechariah co-occurrence Appears with Zechariah in 1 Chronicles 26.
- Hosah co-occurrence Appears with Hosah in 1 Chronicles 26.
- Isaiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Elijah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Hezekiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.11;
son of: Hosah (H2621H);
brother of: Shimri (H8113I), Hilkiah (H2518J) and Zechariah (H2148F)
§ Tebaliah = "purified"
the 3rd son of Hosah of the children of Merari and temple gatekeeper
Tebaliah was a Levite gatekeeper, the third son of Hosah.
The biblical story
Tebaliah is mentioned in 1Ch.26.11 as the third son of Hosah, a Levite gatekeeper. The gatekeepers were responsible for guarding the entrances to the temple and its courtyards. They were organized by families and assigned to different gates. Hosah and his sons, including Tebaliah, were assigned to the Shallecheth Gate on the west side of the temple.
Key verses
Tebaliah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
1 Chronicles 26:11
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 26:11