Bᵉçay — H1153

Definition

masculine proper noun

Besai, one of the Nethinim

1. Besai = "my treading"
2. a temple slave (or group of slaves) who returned with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Besai

Origin

from H947; domineering

• Derived from Bûwç (H947)

Occurrences

Bᵉçay occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:49 — The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai (בֵסָֽי),
• Nehemiah 7:52 — The children of Besai (בֵסַ֥י), the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,