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(Heb. Bigvay', áַּâְåִé , perhaps from Chald. áְּâָàִé , husbandman; comp. Pers. and Syr. bagh, a garden; or i. q. Pers. Âáãáῖïò , Herod. 3:128; according to Bohlen, from Sanscrit bagi, happy; according to First, for : áֶּïàּâּåֹéàּáֶּïàּâְּåִé , son of the nation, i. q. citizen; Sept. Âáãïõáß , ÂáãïõÝ , Âáãïõáú v, Âïãïõú v á , and Âáãïú v), the head of one of the families of Israelites who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, B.C. 536 (Ezr_2:2; Neh_7:7), with a large number of his retainers (computed at 2056 in Ezr_2:14 in Neh_7:19), besides 72 males subsequently under Ezra (Ezr_8:14), B.C. 459. He (if the same) subscribed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh_10:16). B.C. 410.