Bigvai
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Bigvai [1]
big´vā̇ - ı̄ ( בּגוי , bı̄ghway ; Βαογεί , Baogeı́ , Βαγουά , Bagouá ):
(1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7 ), having a large number of his retainers (2,056, according to Ezra 2:14; 2,067, according to Nehemiah 7:19 ), besides 72 males later under Ezra ( Ezra 8:14 ).
(2) One of those who subscribed the covenant with Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 10:16 ).
