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בֵּבַי

be.vayBebai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences2 books5 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Bebai: Head of a family that returned from Babylonian exile
  • Bebai: Ancestor of exiles who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem
  • Bebai: A leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

Definition

probably of foreign origin; Bebai, an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Bebai.

Glossary entries

Bebai (Person)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6 total
  1. Ezra 2:11בֵבָ֔י · of Bebai
    …the descendants of Bebai, 623;
  2. Ezra 8:11 (2×)בֵבַ֔י · of Bebai; בֵּבָ֑י · of Bebai
    …from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
  3. Ezra 10:28בֵּבָ֑י · of Bebai
    From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
  4. Nehemiah 7:16בֵבָ֔י · of Bebai
    …the descendants of Bebai, 628;
  5. Nehemiah 10:15בֵּבָֽי׃ · Bebai
    Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,