Given name
Shobai-Shobi
“captive or returnee [of yah]”
Shobai-Shobi is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “captive or returnee [of yah].”
Original Hebrewשבי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shobai-Shobi means “captive or returnee [of yah].”
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Where it comes from
Shobai-Shobi is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shub (שוב), “to return.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shobai-Shobi appears in Ezra 2:42, Nehemiah 7:45.
- Ezra 2:42
- Nehemiah 7:45
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Shobai-Shobi’s family of names
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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