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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}