Besai — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּסַי

בְּסַי

Bᵉçay · pronounced bes-ah'-ee · Strong's H1153 · a man

Besai means domineering.

Built from

בּוּס bûwç (from, H947) — to trample (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

from H947; domineering; Besai, one of the Nethinim.

Ezra 2:49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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