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Zebina
flowing now; selling; buying
זְבִינָא ze.vi.na
Zebina (Hebrew: זְבִינָא, ze.vi.na) means “flowing now; selling; buying”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Ezra 10:43. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Benaiah in Ezra 10.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Zebina
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 | Ezra 10:43 |
| Cross-references | 2 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jaddai co-occurrence Appears with Jaddai in Ezra 10.
- Joel co-occurrence Appears with Joel in Ezra 10.
- Zabad co-occurrence Appears with Zabad in Ezra 10.
- Mattithiah co-occurrence Appears with Mattithiah in Ezra 10.
- Jeiel co-occurrence Appears with Jeiel in Ezra 10.
- Benaiah co-occurrence Appears with Benaiah in Ezra 10.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.43
§ Zebina = "bought"
a son of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Zebina was one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra.
The biblical story
Zebina is mentioned in the list of Israelites who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return from the Babylonian exile, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples. This was contrary to the Law of Moses and posed a threat to the spiritual purity of the community. Ezra called for an assembly where the people confessed their sin and agreed to separate from their foreign wives. Zebina, along with the other men who had married foreign women, pledged to put away their wives and offer a ram as a guilt offering for their transgression. This act of repentance and obedience was crucial in preserving the identity and faith of the Israelites after the exile.
Key verses
Zebina appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
Ezra 10:43
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 10:43