סַנְבַלַּ֜ט
𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈
Sanevalat
Sanballat
Sanballat—personal name, specifically that of a prominent official associated with Samaria during the Persian period. Used as a proper noun referring to an individual opposing Nehemiah and the restoration efforts in Jerusalem. Semantic range is limited to the designation of this historical figure.
Nehemiah 6:5 · Word #3
Lexicon H5571
| Lemma | סַנְבַלַּט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 |
| Transliteration | Sanevalat |
| Strong's | H5571 |
| Definition | Sanballat—personal name, specifically that of a prominent official associated with Samaria during the Persian period. Used as a proper noun referring to an individual opposing Nehemiah and the restoration efforts in Jerusalem. Semantic range is limited to the designation of this historical figure. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Sanballat |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5571-02
Sanballat
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a proper masculine personal name of foreign origin with no recoverable Hebrew root meaning. As a proper noun (singular), it is best rendered by simple transliteration, preserving its identity as a specific historical individual. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Sanevalat
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Sanballat |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)