HASHBADANA; HASHBADNANA

hash-ba-da'-na, hash-bad'-a-na (chashbaddanah): Probably a Levite. He was one of those who stood at Ezra's left hand when he read the law, and helped the people to understand the meaning (Nehemiah 8:4). 1 Esdras 9:44 has "Nabarias" (Nabareias).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.