BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5293
na.a.ray — Naarai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.37; son of: Ezbai (H0229) § Naarai = "handmaid" the Arbite, son of Ezbai and one of David's mighty warriors
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H229
ez.bay — Ezbai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.37; father of: Naarai (H5293) § Ezbai = "my humblings" father of one of David's mighty men
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Youthful, a military chief in David’s army (1 Chr. 11:37), called also Paarai (2 Sam. 23:35).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
