- Original: שׁובק - Transliteration: Showbeq - Phonetic: sho-bake' - Definition: Shobek = free 1. one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah - Origin: act part from a primitive root meaning to leave (compare H7662 ) - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: Active participle from a primitive root meaning to leave (compare H7662 ); forsaking; Shobek an Israelite: - Shobek. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shobek, 1 Nehemiah 10:24