HASHBADDANAH hăsh băd’ ə nə (חַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה). A man, possibly a Levite, who was among those who stood near Ezra when the law was read at the great assembly, and helped the people to understand its meaning (Neh 8:4 KJV HASHBADANA); called NABARIAH in 1 Esdras 9:44 KJV, ASV NABARIAS.