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Bakbukiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(destruction by Jehovah). A Levite porter (Neh. 11:17; 12:9,25¹⁷And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)
⁹Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. (Nehemiah 12:9)
²⁵Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. (Nehemiah 12:25)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A leader of the temple service in the days of Nehemiah (Neh. 11:17¹⁷And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)).

2. Levite who returned from exile (Neh. 12:9, 25⁹Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. (Nehemiah 12:9)
²⁵Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. (Nehemiah 12:25)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1229 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Baqbukyah

Phonic:

bak-book-yaw’

Meaning:

from 1228 and 3050; emptying (i.e. wasting) of Jah; Bakbukjah, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Bakbukiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Jah’s bottle: emptying of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The exhausting, i. e., emptying, by God:―a Levite, Neh. 11:17. {Exhaustio Domini}