HebrewH1373Proper Noun (Masculine)

גַּבַּי

gab.bay

1Occurrences
H1373Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Gabbai, an Israelite

from the same as H1354 (גַב); collective

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; also translated "men"; § Gabbai = "my back" the head of an important Benjamite family living in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

גַּבַּי appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

Nehemiah 11:8BSB

and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

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