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Strong's H1084 בִּלְגַּי (bilgay)

Bilgay means “Bilgai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1084 — gennetos (“they that are born”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1084
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H1084 Quick Answer

Strong's H1084 בִּלגַּי (Bilgay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bilgay (bil-gah'ee) n/p. 1. desistant 2. Bilgai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include bilgai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bilgay (bil-gah'ee) n/p. 1. desistant 2. Bilgai, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
bilgai

Meaning and Definition

Bilgay (bil-gah'ee) n/p. 1. desistant 2. Bilgai, an Israelite [from H1082] KJV: Bilgai. Root(s): H1082

Original Word
בִּלגַּי
Transliteration
Bilgay
Derivation
Root: בלג First root strongs: 1082
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1084. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Bilgai

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.8; also called Bilgai at Neh.10.8; Another name of bil.gah (בִּלְגָּה "Bilgah" H1083H) § Bilgai = "my cheerfulness" a priest who covenanted with Nehemiah

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How Strong's H1084 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bilgay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Bilgai Nehemiah 10:8

How Strong's H1084 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1084 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1084 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Nehemiah 10:8 KJV

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1084.

Nehemiah 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1084, grouped by book.

Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1084 FAQ

What does bilgay (בִּלְגַּי) mean?

Bilgay (Strong's H1084) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bilgai". Bilgay (bil-gah'ee) n/p. 1. desistant 2. Bilgai, an Israelite

How many times is bilgay (בִּלְגַּי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1084 across 1 book.

Where can I study bilgay (בִּלְגַּי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1084 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bilgay (בִּלְגַּי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bilgai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.