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Bilgai — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּלְגַּי

בִּלְגַּי

Bilgay · pronounced bil-gah'ee · Strong's H1084 · a man

Bilgai means desistant.

Built from

בָּלַג bâlag (from, H1082) — to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1082; desistant; Bilgai, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 10:9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; (KJV)

Every verse that names Bilgai

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

Neh 10:9

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