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Benaiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Benaiah
Singer living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A musician living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.34;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ);
father of Jehoiada.
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.36;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.20.14;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Jeiel;
father of Zechariah.
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Warrior living at the time of United Monarchy
A warrior living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.30;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Warrior living at the time of United Monarchy
A warrior living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Jehoiada;
father of Ammizabad.
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.11.1;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ);
father of Pelatiah.
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.25;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.30;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.35;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Benaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.43;
only referred to as Benaiah (בְּנָיָ֫הוּ).
Strong's Definition
Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
Derivation: or בּנָיָהוּ; (prolonged) from H1129 (בָּנָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has built;
KJV Usage: Benaiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18;
son of: Jehoiada (H3077);
father of: Ammizabad (H5990)
§ 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בְּנָיָהוּ / בְּנָיָה
benâyâh / benâyâhû
BDB Definition:
Benaiah = Jehovah has built or Yahweh has built up
1) one of Davids mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijahs 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 Davids 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1129 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 42