בְּנָיָ֫הוּ

be.na.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H1141

Benaiah

From: or בּנָיָהוּ; (prolonged) from H1129 (בָּנָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has built;

Short Definition

Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; 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 ) 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

41 times

Appears 41 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles

1 Kings

2 Samuel

Ezra

2 Chronicles

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:22
1 Chronicles 18:17
1 Kings 1:26
1 Kings 2:34
2 Samuel 23:22

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Try Lumenology for Free

Word Study Preview

Live Tool

logos (G3056)

word, saying, account