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Bigvai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(happy). (1) His children returned (Ezra 2:14; 8:14¹⁴The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. (Ezra 2:14)
¹⁴Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. (Ezra 8:14); Neh. 7:19¹⁹The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. (Nehemiah 7:19)). (2) A chief under Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2²Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (Ezra 2:2); Neh. 7:7; 10:16⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; (Nehemiah 7:7)
¹⁶Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, (Nehemiah 10:16)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Ancestor of some who returned from exile, one of whom, bearing the same name, sealed the covenant (Ezra 2:2,14²Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (Ezra 2:2)
¹⁴The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. (Ezra 2:14); Ezra 8:14¹⁴Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. (Ezra 8:14); Neh. 7:7,19⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; (Nehemiah 7:7)
¹⁹The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. (Nehemiah 7:19); Neh. 10:16¹⁶Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, (Nehemiah 10:16)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

902 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bigvay

Phonic:

big-vah’ee

Meaning:

probably of foreign origin; Bigvai, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Bigvai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

in my bodies

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

With exultation; happy; husbandman:―an Israelite, Ezra 2:2. {Cum exsultatione}