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Lexicon :: Strong's H1137 - bānî

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בָּנִי
Transliteration
bānî
Pronunciation
baw-nee'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בני.

Strong’s Definitions

בָּנִי Bânîy, baw-nee'; from H1129; built; Bani, the name of five Israelites:—Bani.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1137 in the following manner: Bani (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H1137 in the following manner: Bani (15x).

  1. Bani = "built"

    1. a Gadite, one of David's mighty warriors

    2. a Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan

    3. a man of Judah of the line of Pharez

    4. "children of Bani" returned from captivity with Zerubbabel

    5. one or up to three Levites in Nehemiah's time

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּנִי Bânîy, baw-nee'; from H1129; built; Bani, the name of five Israelites:—Bani.
STRONGS H1137: Abbreviations
† בָּנִי proper name, masculine
1. one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:36 בָּנִי הַגָּדִי (|| 1 Chronicles 11:38 has בֶּן־הַגְרִי, but see DrSm).
2. Levites,
a. 1 Chronicles 6:31;
b. Nehemiah 3:17; compare Nehemiah 8:7 (= בִּנּוּי Nehemiah 10:10) Nehemiah 9:4 (twice in verse) (repeated probably by error, compare BeRy) Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:14; Nehemiah 11:22. On Ezra 2:40 = Nehemiah 7:43 compare GrGeschichte.ii.2,389; he reads קדמיאל בני for קדמיאל לבני, taking בני as proper name, as 3 Ezra 5:26 Καδμιηλου καὶ Βαννου.
3. a man of Judah 1 Chronicles 9:4 (מִן) בָּנִי Qr (> Kt בנימן).
4. Ezra 2:10 read בִּנּוּי compare || Nehemiah 7:15.
5. heads of families of Isr.
a. Ezra 10:29;
b. Nehemiah 10:15;
c. Ezra 10:34 but perhaps read בִּנּוּי or בִּגְּוַי compare above.
6. an Israelite Ezra 10:38. — (בני as proper name Palmyrene VogNo. 94.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

23:36

1 Chronicles

6:31; 9:4; 11:38

Ezra

2:10; 2:40; 10:29; 10:34; 10:38

Nehemiah

3:17; 7:15; 7:43; 8:7; 9:4; 9:5; 10:10; 10:14; 10:15; 11:22

H1137

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1137 matches the Hebrew בָּנִי (bānî),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,

Bani the Gadite,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:46

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son of Amzi, son of Bani,

son of Shemer,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:4

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Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant[fn] of Perez son of Judah;

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Bani’s descendants 642

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Bani’s descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;

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Bani’s descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

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Next to him the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

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Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, who were Levites,[fn] explained the law to the people as they stood in their places.

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Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the raised platform built for the Levites and cried out loudly to the LORD their God.

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Then the Levites ​— ​Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah ​— ​said, “Stand up. Blessed be the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting.”

Blessed be your glorious name,

and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

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Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

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The heads of the people were

Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

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The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.

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