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Zabbai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(limpid). (1) One who had taken a foreign wife (Ezra 10:28²⁸Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. (Ezra 10:28)). (2) Father of Baruch, one of the repairers of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20²⁰After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. (Nehemiah 3:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:28²⁸Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. (Ezra 10:28)).

2. Father of Baruch, who earnestly helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20²⁰After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. (Nehemiah 3:20)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2079 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Zabbay

Phonic:

zab-bah’-ee

Meaning:

probably by orthographical error for 2140; Zabbai (or Zaccai), an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Zabbai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my fittings: my wanderings (?) : pure: my pure ones (another reading of Zabbai)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The justice of God; portion of God:―name of two Israelites, Ezra 10:28. {Iustitia Domini}