H1141 בְּנָיָה
Bᵉnâyâh — Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
KJV: Benaiah.
Built from בָּנָה bânâh (to build) + יָהּ Yâhh (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has built”
Occurs 42 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בְּנָיָ֫הוּ, בְּנָיָה n.pr.m. (Yah hath built up)—
- 1 one of David’s captains and heroes, son of Jehoiada
- 2 one of David’s thirty
- 3 a Simeonite
- 4 Levites
- 5 Israelites
Where it occurs
- 2 Samuel 8:18 — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- 2 Samuel 20:23 — Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
- 2 Samuel 23:20 — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of…
- 2 Samuel 23:22 — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
- 2 Samuel 23:30 — Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
- 1 Kings 1:8 — But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to…
- 1 Kings 1:10 — but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
- 1 Kings 1:26 — But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
- 1 Kings 1:32 — King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before…
- 1 Kings 1:36 — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.