Redirected from ϲαναβαλατʼ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΣΑΝΑΒΑΛΑΤʼ, σαναβαλατʼ
SANABALATʼ, sanabalatʼ
Sounds Like: sah-nah-bah-LAT
Translations: Sanballat, 600
From the root: ΣΑΝΑΒΑΛΑΤ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Numeral
Explanation: This word most commonly refers to Sanballat, a prominent figure mentioned in the Old Testament, particularly in the Book of Nehemiah, as an opponent of Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He was a Samaritan leader and governor of Samaria. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that the word could also be interpreted as a numeral. In the Koine Greek numerical system, letters represent numbers. Σ (sigma) is 200, Α (alpha) is 1, Ν (nu) is 50, Β (beta) is 2, Λ (lambda) is 30, and Τ (tau) is 300. Summing these values (200 + 1 + 50 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 30 + 1 + 300) gives 586. However, it's more likely that the word is a transliteration of the Hebrew name Sanballat, and the keraia is either a scribal mark or indicates a numerical value of 600 if the word was intended to be read as a number, which is less common for proper nouns. Given the context of ancient texts, the proper noun interpretation is far more probable.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: H5571 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 14:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΝΑΒΑΛΑΤ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΑΝΑΒΑΛΑΤ — Sanballat
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