Bavvay means “Bavai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G942 — batos (“bramble”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H942 בַּוַּי (Bavvay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bavvay (bav-vah'ee) n/p. 1. Bavvai, an Israelite [probably of Persian origin] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include bavai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Bavvay (bav-vah'ee) n/p. 1. Bavvai, an Israelite [probably of Persian origin] KJV: Bavai.
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Bavvai
Usage: 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bavvay, 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.
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.
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1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H942.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H942, grouped by book.
Bavvay (Strong's H942) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bavai". Bavvay (bav-vah'ee) n/p. 1. Bavvai, an Israelite [probably of Persian origin]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H942 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H942 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bavai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.