- Original: בּניהוּ בּניה
- Transliteration: B@nayah
- Phonetic: ben-aw-yaw'
- Definition: 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 Asaph
7. 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
- Origin: from
H1129 and
H3050
- TWOT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine
- Strong's: From
H1129 and
H3050 ; Jah has built;
Benajah the name of twelve Israelites: - Benaiah.
Total KJV Occurrences: 42
• Benaiah, 42
2 Samuel 8:18;
2 Samuel 20:23;
2 Samuel 23:20;
2 Samuel 23:22;
2 Samuel 23:30;
1 Kings 1:8;
1 Kings 1:10;
1 Kings 1:26;
1 Kings 1:32;
1 Kings 1:36;
1 Kings 1:38;
1 Kings 1:44;
1 Kings 2:25;
1 Kings 2:29;
1 Kings 2:30(2);
1 Kings 2:34;
1 Kings 2:35;
1 Kings 2:46;
1 Kings 4:4;
1 Chronicles 4:36;
1 Chronicles 11:22;
1 Chronicles 11:24;
1 Chronicles 11:31;
1 Chronicles 15:18;
1 Chronicles 15:20;
1 Chronicles 15:24;
1 Chronicles 16:5;
1 Chronicles 16:6;
1 Chronicles 18:17;
1 Chronicles 27:5;
1 Chronicles 27:6;
1 Chronicles 27:14;
1 Chronicles 27:34;
2 Chronicles 20:14;
2 Chronicles 31:13;
Ezra 10:25;
Ezra 10:30;
Ezra 10:35;
Ezra 10:43;
Ezekiel 11:1;
Ezekiel 11:13