Bigvai:
in my body
Bigvai:
big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua):
(1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7), having a large number of his retainers (2,056, according to Ezr 2:14; 2,067, according to Ne 7:19), besides 72 males later under Ezra (Ezr 8:14).
(2) One of those who subscribed the covenant with Nehemiah (Ne 10:16).
Bigvai:
(happy).
(1.) "Children of Bigvai," 2,056 (Nehemiah 7:19) in number, returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19) and 72 of them at a later date with Ezra (Ezra 8:14). (B.C. 536)
(2.) Apparently one of the chiefs of Zerubbabel's expedition (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7) whose family afterwards signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:16). (B.C. 410)
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