Strong's Lexicon Besay: Besai Original Word: בְּסַר Word Origin: Likely of foreign origin, possibly of Babylonian or Persian derivation. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name "Besai" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun related to the post-exilic period. Usage: The name "Besai" is used in the Bible to refer to a family or group of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The name itself does not have a clear meaning in Hebrew, suggesting it may have been adopted from another culture or language. Cultural and Historical Background: The temple servants, or Nethinim, were a group of individuals assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. They were likely descendants of the Gibeonites, who were assigned to serve the Israelites after deceiving Joshua (Joshua 9). During the return from the Babylonian exile, these groups were essential in re-establishing the worship practices and maintaining the temple's operations in Jerusalem. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition one of the Nethinim NASB Translation Besai (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּסַי proper name, masculine head of a family of Nethinim, בְּנֵיבֵֿסַי Nehemiah 7:52 = בֵֿסָ֑י׳ב Ezra 2:49. בסר (be too early, Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Besai From buwc; domineering; Besai, one of the Nethinim -- Besai. see HEBREW buwc Forms and Transliterations בֵסַ֥י בֵסָֽי׃ בסי בסי׃ ḇê·say ḇê·sāy ḇêsay ḇêsāy veSaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 2:49 HEB: פָסֵ֖חַ בְּנֵ֥י בֵסָֽי׃ NAS: of Paseah, the sons of Besai, KJV: of Paseah, the children of Besai, INT: of Paseah the sons of Besai Nehemiah 7:52 2 Occurrences |
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, compare Aramaic בְּסִירָה half-ripe). 
