Bigvai
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BIGVAI

big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua):

(1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 Nehemiah 7:7), having a large number of his retainers (2,056, according to Ezra 2:14; 2,067, according to Nehemiah 7:19), besides 72 males later under Ezra (Ezra 8:14).

(2) One of those who subscribed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:16).

Strong's Hebrew
902. Bigvay -- perhaps "happy," an Israelite name
... perhaps "happy," an Israelite name. Transliteration: Bigvay Phonetic Spelling:
(big-vah'ee) Short Definition: Bigvai. ... name NASB Word Usage Bigvai (6). Bigvai. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Bigvai

in my body

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bigvai

(happy).

  1. "Children of Bigvai," 2056 (Neh. 2067) in number, returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19) and 72 of them at a later date with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C. 536.)
  2. Apparently one of the chiefs of Zerubbabel's expedition, (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7) whose family afterwards signed the covenant. (Nehemiah 10:16) (B.C. 410.)
Thesaurus
Bigvai (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BIGVAI. big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei ... 10:16).
Multi-Version Concordance Bigvai (4 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 ...
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Bigva'i (6 Occurrences)
... Bigvai, Bigva'i. Bikat-aven . ... Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/b/bigva'i.htm - 7k

Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)
... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/z/zerub'babel.htm - 13k

Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences)
... Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
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Uthai (2 Occurrences)
... u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan of
Perez (1 Chronicles 9:4) = "Athaiah" of Nehemiah 11:4. (2) Son of Bigvai (Ezra 8 ...
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Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)
... Mor'decai (51 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/m/mor'decai.htm - 20k

Mordecai (52 Occurrences)
... Mordecai (52 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah,
Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/m/mordecai.htm - 28k

Bilshan (2 Occurrences)
... Bilshan (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,
Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. ...
/b/bilshan.htm - 8k

Ba'anah (9 Occurrences)
... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/b/ba'anah.htm - 8k

Baanah (10 Occurrences)
... NIV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ...
/b/baanah.htm - 10k

Bible Concordance
Bigvai (4 Occurrences)

Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 8:14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Bigvai

Bigvai: Head of Jewish Family

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