Bavvai: an Israelite Original Word: בַּוַּי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Bavvai
Phonetic Spelling: (bav-vah'ee)
Short Definition: Bavvai
Word Origin
perhaps of foreign origin
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Bavvai (1).
בַּוַּי proper name, masculine a Jew of Nehemiah's time Nehemiah 3:18 = בִּנּוּי Nehemiah 3:24 which probably read also Nehemiah 3:18 (ᵐ5 Βεδει, Βενει, Βεζερ); cf, further SmListen 12.
Bavai Probably of Persian origin; Bavvai, an Israelite -- Bavai.
בַּוַּ֖י בוי bavVai baw·way bawway
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