Bible Dictionaries
Gabbai
Holman Bible Dictionary
(gab' bay i) Personal name traditionally interpreted as meaning, “tax collector.” Member of tribe of Benjamin who settled in Jerusalem in time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:8 ). Many modern commentators think copying errors have introduced the name into the text from an original Hebrew text meaning, “heroic men,” though no existing Hebrew text has this reading.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gabbai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/gabbai.html. 1991.