H2286a H2286a
Hagaba (variant form), head of a temple servant family who returned from exile
A personal name representing a variant spelling of Hagab, appearing in Nehemiah's parallel list of returning exiles. This orthographic variation (Hagaba vs. Hagab) likely represents the same family head, reflecting scribal or dialectical differences in transmission. The family belonged to the temple servants who returned to resume their duties in Second Temple worship. Such variants remind us that ancient texts were living documents, preserved and transmitted with minor variations that don't affect essential content.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Variant personal name, probably identical to Hagab (H2285). Nehemiah 7:48 lists Hagaba among returning temple servant families, parallel to Ezra 2:46's listing of Hagab. The orthographic difference (with final 'ah') may reflect pronunciation variants or scribal tradition. Either way, the family's return ensured temple service continuity, showing God's faithfulness to preserve not just priests but also those in supporting roles. 1×
AR["حَجابا"]·ben["হগাবার"]·DE["[חגבה]"]·EN["Hagabah"]·FR["[חגבה]"]·heb["חגבה"]·HI["हगाबाह-के"]·ID["Hagaba"]·IT["[חגבה]"]·jav["Hagaba"]·KO["하가바의"]·PT["Hagavah"]·RU["Хагавы"]·ES["Hagaba"]·SW["Hagaba"]·TR["Hagava'nın"]·urd["حگابا-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
† חֲגָבָא n.pr.m. head of a family of returnng exiles Ne 7:48, 𝔊 Ἁγαβα (cf. also foregoing) prob. = following.