H1229 H1229
Baqbuqyah—a Levite gatekeeper in post-exilic Jerusalem
Baqbuqyah appears only in Nehemiah's roster of Levites who returned from exile and served in the rebuilt temple. He is listed among the gatekeepers and those who gave thanks (Neh 11:17, 12:9, 25). The name may derive from a root meaning 'to empty out' (like a bottle), though this is uncertain. He represents one of the many faithful temple servants whose names are preserved in Scripture's genealogical memory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Levite gatekeeper mentioned three times in Nehemiah's lists of post-exilic temple personnel. The Hebrew form always appears with the conjunction waw ('and-Baqbuqyah'), suggesting his inclusion in longer rosters. Spanish and English preserve the proper name, while French and German use placeholder forms, indicating uncertainty about how to transliterate this rare name. Found exclusively in Nehemiah 11-12 among the temple staff rosters. 3×
AR["وَ-بَقبُقيا", "وَ-بَقْبُقْيا"]·ben["আর-বকবুকিয়"]·DE["[ובקבקיה]"]·EN["and-Baqbuqyah"]·FR["[ובקבקיה]"]·heb["ו-בקבקיה"]·HI["और-बक्बुक्याह"]·ID["dan-Bakbukya"]·IT["e-Bacbuchia"]·jav["Lan-Bakbukya", "lan-Bakbukya"]·KO["그리고-바꾸북야가", "그리고-박북야"]·PT["E-Bakbukyah", "e-Bakbukyah"]·RU["и-Бакбукья", "и-Бакбукьяху"]·ES["Y-Bacbuquías", "y-Bacbuquías"]·SW["Na-Bakbukya", "na-Bakbukia", "na-Bakbukya"]·TR["ve-Bakbukya"]·urd["اور-بقبقیاہ"]
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
† בַּקְבֻּקְיָה n.pr.m. a Levite Ne 11:17; 12:9, 25.