Shebnaשבנא
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Shebna (שבנא) — attested in 2 Ki 2:2 (9 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read 2 Ki 2:2 on Sefaria →וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֜ע שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי עַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע חַי־יְהֹוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּרְד֖וּ בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for GOD has sent me on to Bethel.” “As GOD lives and as you live,” said Elisha, “I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Monarchy (David/Solomon) |
| Gematria | 353 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Shebna appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 5 Nov 4018 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |