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bav´ā̇ -ı̄ ( בּוּי , bawway ; Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Βενεί , Beneı́ ; Codex Vaticanus, Βεδεί , Bedeı́ ; the King James Version Bavai , "wisher" (?) (Nehemiah 3:18 )): Perhaps identical with or a brother of Binnui (Nehemiah 3:24 ). See BINNUI . Bavvai, "the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah," was of a Levitical family. He is mentioned as one of those who repaired the wall of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 3:17 f).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bavvai'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bavvai.html. 1915.

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