Strong H902H902Gבִּגְוַי

Bigvai

One of the 3 senses of Strong H902

Transliteration
bigvay
Pronunciation
big-vah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2

Meaning of the name

Bigvai = "in my bodies"

General definition

Probably of foreign origin;
{Bigvai} an Israelite: - Bigvai.

In the biblical story

Bigvai

Leader who returned from Babylonian exile

Bigvai was one of the leaders who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity.

In the Bible

Strong H902G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bigvai2

First verses

  1. Ezra 2:2
    Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:7
    Who 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;
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