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Habaiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God hides). His children returned (Ezra 2:61⁶¹And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: (Ezra 2:61)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Ancestor of some priests who returned from exile. They could not prove their genealogy, and were put from the priesthood (Ezra 2:61⁶¹And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: (Ezra 2:61); Neh. 7:63⁶³And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. (Nehemiah 7:63)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2252 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chabayah

Phonic:

khab-ah-yaw’

Meaning:

or Chabayah {khab-aw-yaw'}; from 2247 and 3050; Jah has hidden; Chabajah, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Habaiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

hidden of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The Lord covered or protected:-an Israelite, Ezra 2:61. {Texit Dominus}