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(Heb. Sherebyah' ùֵׁøֵáְéָä , heat [Furst, sprout] of Jehovah; Sept.' Óáñáâßá , v.r. Óáñáâßáò , Óáñáâáú v á , Óáñáú v á , ettc.), a prominent Levite of the family of Mahli the Merarite, who, with his sons and brethren (eighteen all) joined Ezra's party of returning colonists at the river Ahava (Ezr_8:18), and who, along with Hashabiah and ten others was commissioned to carry the treasures to Jerusalem (Ezr_8:24, where they are vaguely called “chief of the priests”). B.C. 459. He also assisted Ezra in reading to the people (Nahum 8:7), took part in the psalm of confession and thanksgiving which; was sung at the solemn fast after the Feast of Tabernacles, (Nahum 9:4, 5), and signed, the covenant with, Nehemiah (Neh_10:12). He is again mentioned among the chief of the Levites who belonged to the choir (Neh_12:8; Neh_12:24).