Encyclopedia of The Bible – Bebai
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Bebai

BEBAI be’ bī (בֵּבָ֔י; Βεβαί; fatherly). 1. An Israelite family that returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:11; 8:11; 10:28; Neh 7:16; 10:15; 1 Esd 5:13; 8:37 [KJV, ASV BABI]; 9:29).

2. A city, unidentified, whose inhabitants pursued the fleeing Assyrian forces after the death of Holofernes (Judg 15:4).