Study Dictionary
Zabbai
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Zabbai: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a man of the Bebai Clan who put away his heathen wife
father of Baruch who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem
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father of Baruch who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem
flowing
Hebrew
Strongs #02079: ybz Zabbay
Zabbai = "pure"1) a descendant of Bebai who took a foreign wife in the days of Ezra
2) father of Baruch, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the city wall
2079 Zabbay zab-bah'-ee
probably by orthographical error for 2140; Zabbai (orZaccai), an Israelite:-Zabbai.
see HEBREW for 02140
Zabbai [EBD]
wanderer; pure. (1.) Ezra 10:28.
(2.) The father of Baruch, who "earnestly repaired" part of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20; marg., "Zaccai").
ZABBAI [SMITH]
(pure).- One of the descendants of Bebai who had married a foreign wife in the days of Ezra. (Ezra 10:28) (B.C. 458.)
- Father of Baruch who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the city wall. (Nehemiah 3:20) (B.C. before 446.)
ZABBAI [ISBE]
ZABBAI - zab'-a-i, zab'-i ( zabbay, meaning unknown; Zabou):(1) One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:28) = "Jozabdus" of 1 Esdras 9:29.
(2) Father of Baruch (Neh 3:20). The Qere has zakkay = "Zaccai"of Ezr 2:9; Neh 7:14.