Strong's Lexicon Bigvay: Bigvai Original Word: בִּגְוַי Word Origin: Of foreign origin Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bigvai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew context. Usage: The name "Bigvai" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a leader among the exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem. The name itself does not have a clear meaning in Hebrew, as it is likely of foreign origin, possibly Persian or Babylonian. Cultural and Historical Background: Bigvai is mentioned in the context of the return from the Babylonian exile, a significant event in Jewish history. This period marked the end of the Babylonian captivity, which lasted approximately 70 years, and the beginning of the restoration of Jerusalem and the Temple. The returnees were led by figures like Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, who played crucial roles in re-establishing the Jewish community and religious practices in Jerusalem. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably of foreign origin Definition perhaps "happy," an Isr. name NASB Translation Bigvai (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs בִּגְוַי proper name, masculine (compare Sanskrit bhagavân, happy) ?) 1 a companion of Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7; perhaps = head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:14 (בִּגְוָ֑י) = Nehemiah 7:19, compare Ezra 8:14. 2 a chief of the people in Nehemiah's time Nehemiah 10:17; compare SmListen 13. בִּגְלַל see גלל. p. 164 ff Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Bigvai Probably of foreign origin; Bigvai, an Israelite -- Bigvai. Forms and Transliterations בִּגְוַ֖י בִגְוַ֖י בִגְוָ֔י בגוי biḡ·way ḇiḡ·way ḇiḡ·wāy bigVai biḡway ḇiḡway ḇiḡwāy vigVaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 2:2 HEB: בִּלְשָׁ֛ן מִסְפָּ֥ר בִּגְוַ֖י רְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה NAS: Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum KJV: Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, INT: Bilshan Mispar Bigvai Rehum Baanah Ezra 2:14 Ezra 8:14 Nehemiah 7:7 Nehemiah 7:19 Nehemiah 10:16 6 Occurrences |
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