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ḥăvayā חֲבַיָה ‘Habaiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāvā חָבָה ‘to hide’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: חבה יה

ḥăvayā pr n m pers
Habaiah = "Jehovah has hidden"
1) head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Mentioned in Ezra 2:61 Nehemiah 7:63

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