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Bebai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fatherly). (1) Head of a returned family (Ezra 2:11¹¹The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. (Ezra 2:11); Neh. 7:16; 10:15¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. (Nehemiah 7:16)
¹⁵Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, (Nehemiah 10:15)). (2) Father of Zechariah (Ezra 8:11¹¹And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. (Ezra 8:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Two or three whose descendants returned from exile (Ezra 2:11¹¹The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. (Ezra 2:11); Ezra 8:11¹¹And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. (Ezra 8:11); Ezra 10:28²⁸Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. (Ezra 10:28); Neh. 7:16¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. (Nehemiah 7:16)). And one who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:15¹⁵Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, (Nehemiah 10:15)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

893 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bebay

Phonic:

bay-bah’ee

Meaning:

probably of foreign origin; Bebai, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Bebai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my cavities

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

With the desire of God; fatherly:―ancestor of a returned family, Ezra 2:11. {Cum desiderio Domini}