Strong's H2079 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: זַבַּי (Zabbay)

Pronunciation: zab-bah'-ee

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Zabbai = "pure"

Derivation: probably by orthographical error for זַכַּי (Zakkay) [H2140];

Definition: Zabbai (or Zaccai), an Israelite

KJV Renderings: Zabbai.

Senses

1. a descendant of Bebai who took a foreign wife in the days of Ezra
2. father of Baruch, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the city wall

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.