Given name

Sherebiah

“Yah sent heat”·“Yah parched”

Sherebiah is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewשרביה

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Sherebiah means “Yah sent heat” or “Yah parched.”

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Where it comes from

Sherebiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb sharab (שרב), “to scorch or parch.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Sherebiah appears in Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5 and 1 other passage.

  • Nehemiah 8:7
  • Nehemiah 9:4
  • Nehemiah 9:5
  • Nehemiah 12:24

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