Gabbai ~ ጌቤ: “Gabbai” means tax gatherer / SBD, (ነህ11፡8)

The name ‘Gabbai’ is derived from ‘Gebeya’ (ገበያ) ፥ the meaning is ‘market place’/ Ibid.

One of the descendants of Bebai who had married a foreign wife in the days of Ezra, “And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine ...” (Neh 11:8), (Ezr 10:28), (Neh 3:20)
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ጌቤ ~Gabbai: ገባይ፣ ገቢ የሚያስገኝ፣ አስገባሪ፣ ቀራጭ ማለት ነ ው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- ገባዖን፣ ጊብዓ፣ ጊብዓ]

በነህምያ ዘመን፥ ከግዞት መልስ፥ ከይሁዳና ከብንያም ልጆች በኢየሩሳሌም የተቀመጡ፥ “ከእርሱም በኋላ ጌቤና ሳላይ ዘጠኝ መቶም ሀያ ስምንት” (ነህ 11፡8)