Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NASB95

NASB95

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H1141 - bᵊnāyâ

Choose a new font size and typeface
בְּנָיָה
Transliteration
bᵊnāyâ
Pronunciation
ben-aw-yaw'
Listen
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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:18 - Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada [fn]was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were [fn]chief ministers.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel, and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Then Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, [fn]killed the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - These things Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:30 - Benaiah H1141 a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:10 - But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, H1141 the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:26 - “But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada and your servant Solomon, he has not invited.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:32 - Then King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:36 - Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38 - So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:44 - “The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:25 - So King Solomon sent Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - It was told King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD, and behold, he is beside the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall upon him.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:30 - So Benaiah H1141 came to the tent of the LORD and said to him, “Thus the king has said, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, for I will die here.” And Benaiah H1141 brought the king word again, saying, “Thus spoke Joab, and thus he answered me.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:34 - Then Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him and put him to death, and he was buried at his own house in the wilderness.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - The king appointed Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:46 - So the king commanded Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him so that he died. Thus the kingdom was established in the hands of Solomon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:4 - and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:36 - and Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, H1141

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and [fn]killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - These things Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:31 - Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah H1141 the Pirathonite,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:18 - and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, [fn]Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, H1141 Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:20 - and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, H1141 with [fn]harps tuned to alamoth;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:24 - Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah H1141 and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then [fn]Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, H1141 Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:6 - and Benaiah H1141 and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:17 - and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 - The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, H1141 the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6 - This Benaiah H1141 was the mighty man of the thirty, and had charge of thirty; and over his division was Ammizabad his son.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14 - The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah H1141 the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:34 - Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, H1141 and Abiathar [fn]succeeded Ahithophel; and Joab was the commander of the king’s army.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:14 - Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, H1141 the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath and Benaiah H1141 were overseers [fn]under the authority of Conaniah and Shimei his brother by the appointment of King Hezekiah, and Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:25 - Of Israel, of the sons of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah and Benaiah; H1141

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:30 - and of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, H1141 Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:35 - Benaiah, H1141 Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:43 - Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah. H1141

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1 - Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the LORD’S house which faced eastward. And behold, there were twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate, and among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, H1141 leaders of the people.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - Now it came about as I prophesied, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah H1141 died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Alas, Lord GOD! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NASB95
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NASB95
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.