Bible Encyclopedias
Maani

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mā´a - nı̄ ( Μαανί , Maanı́ ):

(1) the King James Version "Meani" (1 Esdras 5:31), corresponding to "Meunim" in Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52 .

(2) the Revised Version (British and American) "Baani," head of a family, many of whom had married foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:34; called "Bani" in Ezra 10:34 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Maani'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/maani.html. 1915.