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Bavvai

בַּוַּיStrong’s H0942

bavvay (bav-vay)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Bavvay is the Hebrew word usually translated “bavvai”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.”
Nehemiah 3:18 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.18
How it's translated
  • bavvai 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    בַּוַּי bavvay · Bavvai

    A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.18; son of: Henadad (H2582H); also called in KJV: Bevai; in NIV: Binnui; § Bavai = "my goings" a rebuilder of Jerusalem's walls in Nehemiah's time

    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.