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Bebai

בֵּבַיStrong’s H0893

bevay (be-vay)

Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Bevay is the Hebrew word usually translated “bebai”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.

“The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.”
Ezra 2:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.11
  2. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.11b
  3. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.15
How it's translated
  • bebai 6

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 3
  • Nehemiah 2

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

בֵּבַי bevay · Bebai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.11 § Bebai = "my cavities" a leader of the returning exiles

בֵּבַי bevay · Bebai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.11b; father of: Zechariah (H2148R) § Bebai = "my cavities" a leader of the returning exiles

בֵּבַי bevay · Bebai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.15 § Bebai = "my cavities" a leader of the returning exiles

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.