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(sshee' vuh) Personal name meaning, “similarity.” 1. Scribe for David (2 Samuel 20:25 ), perhaps the transliteration of an Egyptian title meaning, “writer of letters.” The name is Seraiah in 2 Samuel 8:17; Shavsha in 1 Chronicles 18:16 . See 1 Chronicles 2:49 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sheva'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/sheva.html. 1991.
 
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