Lexical Definition
זַבַּי Zabbay (zab-bah'-ee) Zabbai N:N-M-P
probably by orthographical error for זַכַּי
Zabbai.
- § Zabbai = "pure"
- Zabbai (or Zaccai), an Israelite
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
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.20
- father of: Baruch (בָּרוּךְ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
זַבַּי proper name, masculine (Palmyrene זבי VogNo. 28 (but this perhaps = loricatus, compare 
lorica) **on Palmyrene זבי (probably abbreviated from ... זבד), see Lzb265 Cooke273, 291; connection with above √ uncertain) — Jew in Ezra's time Ezra 10:28 ᵐ5 Ζαβου(θ); compare also Neh 3:20 Kt (ᵐ5 Ζαβου etc., but Qr זַכַּי; see זַכָּ֑י Ezra 2:9 = Neh 7:14).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 2:9 · 10:28 |
| Nehemiah | 3:20 · 7:14 |
Profile
Male • Returned builder • Repairer of Jerusalem's wall
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Zabbai, son of Baruch, repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall.
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.20;
- only referred to as Zabbai זַבַּי;
- father of Baruch בָּרוּךְ.
Zabbai, the son of Baruch, is mentioned in the account of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah's leadership. He is listed among the people who worked on repairing the wall after the Babylonian exile. Zabbai repaired a section of the wall, specifically the second section from the house of Eliashib the high priest. His participation in the wall's restoration demonstrates the community-wide effort to rebuild and fortify Jerusalem after the return from exile.
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Related Profiles:
- Baruch (child)