Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1141

Strong's H1141 · Hebrew

בְּנָיָה

Bᵉnâyâh · /ben-aw-yaw'/

Number
H1141
Language
Hebrew
Original word
בְּנָיָה
Transliteration
Bᵉnâyâh
Pronunciation
ben-aw-yaw'
KJV occurrences
41 verses

Definition

Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites

KJV: Benaiah.

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

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בְּנָיָה across 41 verses.

Benaiah42×

Every occurrence (KJV)

41 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

2 Samuel5 verses
1 Kings14 verses
1 Kings 1:8

But 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 1:10

But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

1 Kings 1:26

But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.

1 Kings 1:32

And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

1 Kings 1:36

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

1 Kings 1:38

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:44

And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:

1 Kings 2:25

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

1 Kings 2:29

And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

1 Kings 2:30

And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

1 Kings 2:34

So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

1 Kings 2:35

And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

1 Kings 2:46

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

1 Kings 4:4

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

1 Chronicles14 verses
1 Chronicles 4:36

And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

1 Chronicles 11:22

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: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. who had: Heb. great of deeds

1 Chronicles 11:24

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

1 Chronicles 11:31

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

1 Chronicles 15:18

And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

1 Chronicles 15:20

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

1 Chronicles 15:24

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; with psalteries: Heb. with instruments of psalteries and harps

1 Chronicles 16:6

Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 18:17

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. about: Heb. at the hand of the king

1 Chronicles 27:5

The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. chief: or, principal officer

1 Chronicles 27:6

This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

1 Chronicles 27:14

The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:34

And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.

2 Chronicles2 verses
Ezra4 verses
Ezekiel2 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1141 (Bᵉnâyâh) mean?

Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites

How many times does H1141 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1141 (בְּנָיָה) appears in 41 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Benaiah.”

How is Bᵉnâyâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1141 is rendered as “Benaiah” (42×).

Where does the Hebrew word בְּנָיָה come from?

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