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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard.[fn] And David’s sons served as priestly leaders.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior[fn] from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions[fn] of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:30 - Benaiah from Pirathon;
Hurai[fn] from Nahale-gaash[fn];

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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 personal bodyguard refused to support Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:10 - But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the king’s bodyguard 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 or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or your servant Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:32 - Then King David ordered, “Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came into the king’s presence,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:36 - “Amen!” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen.

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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, and the king’s bodyguard[fn] took Solomon down to Gihon Spring, with Solomon riding on King David’s own mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:44 - The king sent him down to Gihon Spring with Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, protected by the king’s bodyguard. They had him ride on the king’s own mule,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:25 - So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:30 - Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king orders you to come out!”
But Joab answered, “No, I will die here.”
So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:34 - So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - Then the king appointed Benaiah to command the army in place of Joab, and he installed Zadok the priest to take the place of Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:46 - Then, at the king’s command, Benaiah son of Jehoiada took Shimei outside and killed him.
So the kingdom was now firmly in Solomon’s grip.

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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 - Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions[fn] of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:31 - Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin);
Benaiah from Pirathon;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:18 - The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel,[fn] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.

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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 chosen to play the harps.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:24 - Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:6 - The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the 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 was captain of the king’s bodyguard.[fn] And David’s sons served as the king’s chief assistants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the third month.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6 - This was the Benaiah who commanded David’s elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14 - Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month.

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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 commander of the king’s army.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:14 - the Spirit of the LORD came upon one of the men standing there. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:25 - These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah,[fn] and Benaiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:30 - From the family 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 family 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 - Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the LORD’s Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?”
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