Strong's Lexicon

H902

H902 — בִּגוַי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewBigvaynameOccurrences: 6

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H902
Word:בִּגוַי
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:probably of foreign origin
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:Bigvay
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:big-vah'ee
Meaning:1. Bigvai, an Israelite
KJV Renderings:Bigvai.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB906

בִּגְוַי proper name, masculine (compare Sanskrit bhagavân, happy?) ?)

1. a companion of Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2 = Neh 7:7 perhaps = head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:14 (בִּגְוָ֑י) = Neh 7:19, compare Ezra 8:14.
2. a chief of the people in Nehemiah's time Neh 10:17 compare SmListen 13.


בִּגְלַל see גלל . p. 164 ff


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