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 · H2079
zab.bay — Zabbai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.28 § Zabbai = "pure" 1) a descendant of Bebai who took a foreign wife in the days of Ezra 2) father of Baruch, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the city wall
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1263
ba.rukh — Baruch
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.20; son of: Zabbai (H2079H) § Baruch = "blessed" 1) friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah 2) a priest, the son of Zabbai who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 3) a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah
24 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Wanderer; pure. (1.) Ezra 10:28. (2.) The father of Baruch, who “earnestly repaired” part of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20; marg., “Zaccai”).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
