International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BIGVAIbig'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua):
(1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 Nehemiah 7:7), having a large number of his retainers (2,056, according to Ezra 2:14; 2,067, according to Nehemiah 7:19), besides 72 males later under Ezra (Ezra 8:14).
(2) One of those who subscribed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:16).
Strong's Hebrew
902. Bigvay -- perhaps "happy," an Israelite name... perhaps "happy," an Israelite name. Transliteration: Bigvay Phonetic Spelling:
(big-vah'ee) Short Definition:
Bigvai.
... name NASB Word Usage
Bigvai (6).
Bigvai.
... /hebrew/902.htm - 5kHitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Bigvaiin my body
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bigvai(happy).
- "Children of Bigvai," 2056 (Neh. 2067) in number, returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19) and 72 of them at a later date with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C. 536.)
- Apparently one of the chiefs of Zerubbabel's expedition, (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7) whose family afterwards signed the covenant. (Nehemiah 10:16) (B.C. 410.)
Thesaurus
Bigvai (4 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BIGVAI. big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei
... 10:16).
Multi-Version Concordance
Bigvai (4 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2
.../b/bigvai.htm - 8kBigva'i (6 Occurrences)
... Bigvai, Bigva'i. Bikat-aven . ... Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/b/bigva'i.htm - 7k
Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)
... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/z/zerub'babel.htm - 13k
Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences)
... Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/n/nehemi'ah.htm - 8k
Uthai (2 Occurrences)
... u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan of
Perez (1 Chronicles 9:4) = "Athaiah" of Nehemiah 11:4. (2) Son of Bigvai (Ezra 8 ...
/u/uthai.htm - 7k
Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)
... Mor'decai (51 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/m/mor'decai.htm - 20k
Mordecai (52 Occurrences)
... Mordecai (52 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/m/mordecai.htm - 28k
Bilshan (2 Occurrences)
... Bilshan (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,
Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/b/bilshan.htm - 8k
Ba'anah (9 Occurrences)
... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/b/ba'anah.htm - 8k
Baanah (10 Occurrences)
... NIV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/b/baanah.htm - 10k
Bible Concordance
Bigvai (4 Occurrences)Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Ezra 8:14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Nehemiah 10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Subtopics
Bigvai
Bigvai: Head of Jewish Family
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