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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

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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 H1141 the son of Jehoiada [fn]was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were [fn]chief ministers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

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Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

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Then Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done great 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:30

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

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:26

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:32 -

Then King David said, “Summon to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:36

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

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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.

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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 mounted him on the king’s mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:25 - Then King Solomon sent the order by Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada; and he [fn]struck him so that he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - And it was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD, and [fn]was beside the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, [fn]execute him.”

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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, “This is what the king has said: ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, for I will die here.” So Benaiah H1141 brought back word to the king, saying, “This is what Joab spoke, and so he answered me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:34

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:35

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

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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 [fn]struck him so that he died.

And the kingdom was established in the hands of Solomon.

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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;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:36

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 -

Benaiah H1141 the son of Jehoiada, the son of a warrior of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck and killed the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:24

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

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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,

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:20

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

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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.

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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, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:6

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

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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.

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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 twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:6

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

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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 twenty-four thousand.

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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.

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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;

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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 his brother Shimei by the appointment of King Hezekiah, and Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God.

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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;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:35

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

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1 -

Now 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

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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, “Oh, Lord GOD! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete destruction?”

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