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Maai

מָעַיStrong’s H4597

maay (ma-ay)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

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

“And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.”
Nehemiah 12:36 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.36
How it's translated
  • maai 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

    מָעַי maay · Maai

    A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.36; son of: Jonathan (H3129K); brother of: Zechariah (H2148Z), Shemaiah (H8098V), Azarel (H5832J), Milalai (H4450), Gilalai (H1562), Nethanel (H5417P), Judah (H3063K) and Hanani (H2607K) § Maai = "compassionate" one of the sons of Asaph who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

    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.