Lexical Definition

‎חַשּׁוּב‎ Chashshûwb (khash-shoob') Hasshub ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָשַׁב‎; intelligent

Hashub, Hasshub.

• § Hashub = "considerate"
• Chashshub, the name of two or three Israelites

1) a Merarite Levite chief, son of Azrikam
2) a son of Pahath-moab who assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem
3) a man who assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem; may be same as 2 above
4) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.11
• son of: Pahath-moab (פַּחַת מוֹאָב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חַשּׁוּב‎ proper name, masculine (considerate) —

1. a Levite chief 1Chr 9:14; Neh 11:15, ᵐ5 Ασουβ.

2. builders at the wall:
a. Neh 3:11; Neh 10:24*, ᵐ5 Ασουβ, Ασουθ.
b. Neh 3:23, ᵐ5 Ασουβ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned builder • Son of Pahath-moab, a repairer of Jerusalem's wall.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hasshub, son of Pahath-moab, repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall. (Neh.3.11)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.11;
• only referred to as Hasshub חַשּׁוּב;
• a son of Pahath-moab פַּחַת מוֹאָב.

Hasshub, the son of Pahath-moab, is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the individuals who helped repair Jerusalem's wall during the time of Nehemiah. He, along with Malchijah, repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens. Pahath-moab was likely a family or clan name, indicating that Hasshub belonged to this group. His participation in the rebuilding of the wall demonstrates the involvement of various families and individuals in the restoration of Jerusalem. (Neh.3.11).

All entries for Hasshub: חַשּׁוּב

Related Profiles:

• Pahath-moab (father)