be.say is a proper name used as the ancestor named in two lists of “sons.”

The term is used as a proper name in ancestral group listings: both verses identify a group as the “sons of Besai.”

1. Proper name in a “sons of” listing · dominant

   Both attested forms are tagged Noun · Proper and occur after “sons of” in group lists. In Ezra 2:49 the APB renders “the sons of Besai” among the sons of Uzzah and Paseah; in Nehemiah 7:52 it likewise renders “The sons of Besai” among other named groups.

   Ezra 2:49Nehemiah 7:52

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Besai” in both verses, within the repeated phrase “sons of Besai.” It confirms the list context rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.