HebrewH2079Proper Noun (Masculine)
זַבַּי
zab.bay
“Zabbai”
1Occurrences
H2079Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Zabbai (or Zaccai), an Israelite
probably by orthographical error for H2140 (זַכַּי);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at § Zabbai = "pure" 1) a descendant of Bebai who took a foreign wife in the days of ) father of Baruch, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the city wall
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
זַבַּי appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
1
Key Passages
Ezra 10:28BSB
From the descendants of Bebai:Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.