# H1141 בְּנָיָה

בְּנָיָה (Bᵉnâyâh), Strong’s H1141: Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites KJV: Benaiah.. Occurs 42 times.

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*Bᵉnâyâh* — Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites

KJV: Benaiah.

Built from [בָּנָה bânâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H1129) (to build) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has built”

Occurs 42 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/8?v=18) — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- [2 Samuel 20:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/20?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/23?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/23?v=22) — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
- [2 Samuel 23:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/23?v=30) — Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
- [1 Kings 1:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=10) — but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
- [1 Kings 1:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=36) — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.