גַּבַּי H1373
Gabbai - Benjamite leader in post-exilic Jerusalem, name possibly meaning 'tax-collector'
This personal name appears in Nehemiah's list of Benjamite residents in post-exilic Jerusalem. The name may derive from Aramaic/Talmudic terms for 'tax-collector' or 'collector,' though this is uncertain. Some scholars suggest the text is corrupt here, comparing it with parallel genealogies in Chronicles that differ. The name appears alongside Sallai, possibly representing two individuals or a compound name, reflecting the textual difficulties in reconstructing post-exilic community lists.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Nehemiah 11:8 lists 'Gabbai and Sallai' among Benjamite leaders dwelling in Jerusalem. The verse counts 928 men, suggesting Gabbai held significant position in the restored community. Most translations preserve the name (Gabbai, Gabai), while French and German bracket the Hebrew, acknowledging text-critical issues. The curious domain assignment (Animals) appears to be a classification error in the source data. 1×
AR["جَبَّاي"]·ben["গব্বয়"]·DE["[גבי]"]·EN["Gabbai"]·FR["[גבי]"]·heb["גבי"]·HI["गब्बै"]·ID["Gabai"]·IT["[גבי]"]·jav["Gabai"]·KO["가블이"]·PT["Gabai"]·RU["Габбай"]·ES["Gabai"]·SW["Gabai"]·TR["Gabbay"]·urd["جبائی"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
גַּבַּי סַלָּ֑י appar. n.pr.m. (cf. Aramaic ܓܰܒܳܝܳܐ, Talm גַּבָּי, tax-gatherer) a Benjamite Ne 11:8; but text dub. cf. 1 Ch 9:8 & SmListen 7.