HebrewH0942Proper Noun (Masculine)
בַּוַּי
bav.vay
“Bavvai”
1Occurrences
H0942Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Bavvai, an Israelite
probably of Persian origin;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; son of: Henadad (H2582H); also called in KJV: Bevai; in NIV: Binnui; § Bavai = "my goings" a rebuilder of Jerusalem's walls in Nehemiah's time
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
בַּוַּי appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
Nehemiah 3:18BSB
Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
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