Maai — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָעַי

מָעַי

Mâʻay · pronounced maw-ah'-ee · Strong's H4597 · a man

Maai means sympathetic.

Built from

מֵעֶה mêʻeh (probably from, H4578) — by implication, a vest open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H4578; sympathetic; Maai, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 12:36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Maai

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

Neh 12:36

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