H0902 H0902
Bigvai, a personal name borne by a leader among the returning exiles in the time of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah.
A proper name carried by at least one prominent figure in the post-exilic period. Bigvai was among the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Neh 7:7) and gave his name to a large family: 2,056 descendants in one census (Ezra 2:14) and 2,067 in the parallel list (Neh 7:19). A second group from his family returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:14). A Bigvai also appears as a signatory to Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:17). The name may derive from Sanskrit bhagavan ('fortunate'). French 'Bigvai' and English 'Bigvai' preserve the Hebrew transliteration faithfully.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name Bigvai, identifying a clan leader among the returning exiles. He accompanied Zerubbabel on the initial return from Babylon (Ezra 2:2; Neh 7:7), and his descendants formed one of the larger family groups in the restored community (Ezra 2:14; Neh 7:19), with a further contingent arriving under Ezra (Ezra 8:14). A Bigvai also sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:17). The name's possible Sanskrit etymology (bhagavan, 'blessed') suggests a diaspora naming influence. English and French transliterate uniformly as 'Bigvai.' 6×
AR["بِجْواي", "بِجْوايَ", "بِجْوَاي"]·ben["বিগবয়", "বিগবয়ের", "বিগবাইয়ের", "বিগ্বয়"]·DE["in-Volk"]·EN["Bigvai", "Bigvay"]·FR["Bigvaï"]·heb["בגוי"]·HI["बिगवै", "बिगवै-के", "बिग्वै-के"]·ID["Bigwai"]·IT["Bigvai"]·jav["Bigwai"]·KO["비그와이", "비그와이의", "빅와이", "빅웨"]·PT["Bigvai", "Bigvay"]·RU["Бигваем", "Бигвай", "Бигвая"]·ES["Bigvai"]·SW["Bigwai", "wa-Bigwai"]·TR["Bigvay", "Bigvay'ın", "Bigvayin"]·urd["بِگوَی", "بگوائی", "بگوائی-کے", "بگوی", "بگوی-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בִּגְוַי n.pr.m. (cf. Skr. bhagavân, happy?) 1. a companion of Zerubbabel Ezr 2:2 = Ne 7:7; perhaps = head of a family of returning exiles Ezr 2:14 (בִּגְוָ֑י) = Ne 7:19, cf. Ezr 8:14. 2. a chief of the people in Nehemiah’s time Ne 10:17; cf. SmListen 13.