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Lexicon :: Strong's H1141 - bᵊnāyâ

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בְּנָיָה
Transliteration
bᵊnāyâ
Pronunciation
ben-aw-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בניה (Strongs and Gesenius) בניהו (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּנָיָה Bᵉnâyâh, ben-aw-yaw'; or בּנָיָהוּ Bnâyâhûw; (prolonged) from H1129 and H3050; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites:—Benaiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H1141 in the following manner: Benaiah (42x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H1141 in the following manner: Benaiah (42x).

  1. Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up"

    1. one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army

    2. the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course

    3. a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon

    4. a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth

    5. a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark

    6. a Levite of the sons of Asaph

    7. a Levite in the time of Hezekiah

    8. Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives

    9. the father of Pelatiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּנָיָה Bᵉnâyâh, ben-aw-yaw'; or בּנָיָהוּ Bnâyâhûw; (prolonged) from H1129 and H3050; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites:—Benaiah.
STRONGS H1141: Abbreviations
† בְּנָיָ֫הוּ, בְּנָיָה proper name, masculine (Yah hath built up, compare יבנאל, Sabean בנאל DHMZMG 1883, 15) —
1. one of David's captains and heroes, son of Jehoiada, בניהו 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:20, 22; 1 Kings 1:8, 10, 26, 32, 36, 38, 44; 1 Kings 2:25, 29, 30 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 2:34; 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 2:46; 1 Kings 4:4; 1 Chronicles 11:24; 1 Chronicles 18:17; 1 Chronicles 27:5, 6 compare 1 Chronicles 27:34 (see Be); = בניה 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:22.
2. one of David's thirty, בניהו 2 Samuel 23:30 = בניה 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 27:14.
3. a Simeonite, בניה 1 Chronicles 4:36.
4. Levites,
a. בניהו 1 Chronicles 15:18, 20, 24;
b. (id.) 2 Chronicles 31:13;
c. בניה 2 Chronicles 20:14.
5. Israelites, בניה
a. Ezra 10:25;
b. Ezra 10:30;
c. Ezra 10:35;
d. Ezra 10:43;
e. Ezekiel 11:13 = בניהו Ezekiel 11:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

8:18; 20:23; 23:20; 23:22; 23:30

1 Kings

1:8; 1:10; 1:26; 1:32; 1:36; 1:38; 1:44; 2:25; 2:29; 2:30; 2:34; 2:35; 2:46; 4:4

1 Chronicles

4:36; 11:22; 11:24; 11:31; 15:18; 15:20; 15:24; 18:17; 27:5; 27:6; 27:14; 27:34

2 Chronicles

20:14; 31:13

Ezra

10:25; 10:30; 10:35; 10:43

Ezekiel

11:1; 11:13

H1141

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1141 matches the Hebrew בְּנָיָה (bᵊnāyâ),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:18 - Benaiah son of Jehoida supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:30 - Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:10 - But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:26 - But he did not invite me - your servant - or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:32 - King David said, "Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada." They came before the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:36 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king: "So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38 - So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David's mule, and led him to Gihon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:44 - The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king's mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:25 - King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - When King Solomon heard that Joab had run to the tent of the LORD and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, "Go, strike him down."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:30 - When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the LORD, he said to him, "The king says, 'Come out!'" But he replied, "No, I will die here!" So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab's reply.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:34 - So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar's place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:46 - The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:4 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:36 - Eleoenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:31 - Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:18 - along with some of their relatives who were second in rank, including Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:20 - Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to the alamoth style;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:24 - Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; Obed-Edom and Jehiel were also guardians of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:6 - and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God's covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:17 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were the king's leading officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 - The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6 - Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14 - The eleventh, assigned the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:34 - Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king's army.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:14 - Then in the midst of the assembly, the LORD's Spirit came upon Jachaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:25 - From the Israelites: from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:30 - From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:35 - Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:43 - From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1 - A wind lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord's temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - Now, while I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I threw myself face down and cried out with a loud voice, "Alas, sovereign LORD! You are completely wiping out the remnant of Israel!"
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