Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Heb. Shebher. ) The son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:49). ) Heb. Sheva’, one of David’s scribes (2 Sam. 20:25).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(Jehovah contends).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
SHE'VA (Jehovah contends). The name is corrupted from Seraiah. The son of Caleb ben-Hezron. 1 Chr 2:49. The scribe of David. 2 Sam 20:25.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
vanity; elevation; fame; tumult
Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHE'VA (Jehovah contends). The name is corrupted from Seraiah. The son of Caleb ben-Hezron. 1 Chr 2:49. The scribe of David. 2 Sam 20:25. SHEW'-BREAD was unleavened bread prepared anew every Sabbath, and presented hot on the golden table set in the sanctuary, in twelve loaves of a square or oblong shape, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. Ex 25:30. Salt and frankincense were put on each row. ; Neh 10:33. Table of Shew-bread. The incense having been burnt, the old loaves were removed every Sabbath, Lev 24:8.
and, as a general rule, were to be eaten by the priests alone, and by them only in the court of the sanctuary.