Benaiah
בְּנָיָ֫הוּStrong’s H1141benayah (be-na-yah)
Appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Benayah is the Hebrew word usually translated “benaiah”. It appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.”
Meaning
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
- 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
- The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course
- A Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon
How it's translated
- benaiah 23
- and benaiah 19
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 14
- 1 Chronicles 14
- 2 Samuel 5
- Ezra 4
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Ezekiel 2
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
- 2 Samuel 23:20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
- 2 Samuel 23:22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
- 2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
- 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
Hebrew dictionary
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.30 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.36 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.34; father of: Jehoiada (H3077I) § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.20.14; son of: Jeiel (H3273J); father of: Zechariah (H2148I) § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.25 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.30 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.35 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.43 § 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 …
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ benayah · Benaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.11.1; father of: Pelatiah (H6410J) § 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 …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.