Quick Definition
Bavvai
Biblical Persons & Places
Bavvai
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.18;
only referred to as Bavvai (בַּוַּי);
a son of Henadad.
Strong's Definition
Bavvai, an Israelite
Derivation: probably of Persian origin;
KJV Usage: Bavai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Bavai = "my goings"
1) a rebuilder of Jerusalem's walls in Nehemiah's time
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בַּוַּי (bav.vay) — Bavvai. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.18; son of: Henadad (H2582H); also called in KJV: Bevai; in NIV: Binnui; § Bavai = "my goings" a rebuilder of Jerusalem's walls in Nehemiah's time
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of People
Bawai, Binnui = man, possibly to be identified with Binnui; ◄ son of Henadad; ► assisted Nehemiah in repairing the wall of Jerusalem
1 NEH 3:18 MT RSV NJPS GNT | NIV NJB REB CEV "Binnui" (MSS בִּנֻּי )
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בַּוַּי n.pr.m. a Jew of Nehem.’s time base