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בִּגְוַי

big.vayBigvai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences2 books6 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Bigvai: Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem
  • Bigvai: Leader who returned from Babylonian exile
  • Bigvai: Judahite leader who sealed the covenant

Definition

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

Glossary entries

Bigvai

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6 total
  1. Ezra 2:2בִּגְוַ֖י · Bigvai
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  2. Ezra 2:14בִגְוָ֔י · of Bigvai
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
  3. Ezra 8:14בִגְוַ֖י · of Bigvai
    …and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
  4. Nehemiah 7:7בִּגְוַ֖י · Bigvai
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  5. Nehemiah 7:19בִגְוָ֔י · of Bigvai
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;
  6. Nehemiah 10:16בִגְוַ֖י · Bigvai
    Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,