Smith's Bible Dictionary Bilgai(Nehemiah 10:8) [BILGAH, 2] International Standard Bible Encyclopedia BILGAH; BILGAIbil'-ga bil'-ga-i (bilgah; bilgay, "cheerfulness"): A priest or priestly family in the time of the Return (Nehemiah 12:5), and (under the form of "Bilgai," Nehemiah 10:8) in the time of Nehemiah. According to 1 Chronicles 24:14, Bilgah is the 15th of the 24 divisions of the priests who officiated in the Temple. In the Septuagint, the names read Belgai, Belga and Balgas. The traditional explanation of the name is "rejuvenation"; modern exegetes explain it as "cheerfulness." Strong's Hebrew 1084. Bilgay -- an Israelite... 1083, 1084. Bilgay. 1085 . an Israelite. Transliteration: Bilgay Phonetic Spelling: (bil-gah'ee) Short Definition: Bilgai. ... NASB Word Usage Bilgai (1). Bilgai ... /hebrew/1084.htm - 6k Thesaurus Bilgai (1 Occurrence)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BILGAH; BILGAI. ...Bilgai (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah 10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests. ... /b/bilgai.htm - 7k Bilgah (3 Occurrences) Bil'gai (1 Occurrence) Maaziah (2 Occurrences) Ma-azi'ah (2 Occurrences) Shemai'ah (38 Occurrences) Shemaiah (40 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Bilgai (1 Occurrence)Nehemiah 10:8 Subtopics Related Terms |