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Bezai

בֵּצָ֑יStrong’s H1209

betsay (be-tsay)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Betsay is the Hebrew word usually translated “bezai”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.”
Ezra 2:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.17
  2. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.18
How it's translated
  • bezai 3

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

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 2
  • Ezra 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

בֵּצָ֑י betsay · Bezai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.17 § Bezai = "conqueror" a chief of the returning exiles in the time of Ezra

בֵּצָ֑י betsay · Bezai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.18 § Bezai = "conqueror" a chief of the returning exiles in the time of Ezra

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.