Bible Dictionary
Shachia
Shachia was a descendant of Benjamin, listed in the genealogy of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Definition
Shachia was a descendant of Benjamin, identified in the genealogy of Shaharaim and Hodesh. The name has several variant forms in ancient versions and Hebrew textual traditions.
Biblical Usage
Shachia is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:10 within a Benjaminite genealogy as a son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh.
Historical Background
The supplied material records differing readings such as Shachia, Shabheya, and related forms. The proposed meaning “Yahweh has forgotten” is marked as uncertain.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(announcemant) a son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh. (1 Chronicles 8:10)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sha-ki'-a, shak'-i-a (sakheyah (so Baer, Ginsberg); some editions read sakheya', or sakheya'; also shakheyah, and shabheyah. This last reading is favored by the Syrian and the Septuagint (Codex Vaticanus Sabia; Codex Alexandrinus Sebia, but Lucian, Sechia); the forms in "kh" instead of "bh" have the support of the Vulgate, Sechia, "Yahweh has forgotten" (?)): A name in genealogy of Benjamin (1Ch 8:10).</p>