Bakbukiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּקְבֻּקְיָה

בַּקְבֻּקְיָה

Baqbuqyâh · pronounced bak-book-yaw' · Strong's H1229 · a man

Bakbukiah means emptying (i.e. wasting) of Jah.

Built from

בַּקְבֻּק baqbuq (from, H1228) — a bottle (from the gurgling in emptying) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1228 and H3050; emptying (i.e. wasting) of Jah; Bakbukjah, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bakbukiah

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Nehemiah

Neh 11:17Neh 12:9Neh 12:25

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