בִּגְוַי Bigvay
Meaning
Bigvai, an Israelite
In the King James Version: Bigvai.
Derivation: probably of foreign origin;
Where it is used
- Ezra 2:2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Ezra 2:14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
- Ezra 8:14 and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
- Nehemiah 7:7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Nehemiah 7:19 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;
- Nehemiah 10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,