Strong H1141H1141Lבְּנָיָ֫הוּ
Benaiah
One of the 12 senses of Strong H1141
- Transliteration
- benâyâh benâyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {ben-aw-yaw'} ben-aw-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up"
General definition
In the biblical story
Benaiah
A Levite of the sons of Asaph, filled with the Spirit.
Benaiah in 2 Chronicles 20:14 is the father of Jahaziel, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, during the reign of King Jehoshaphat
In the Bible
Strong H1141L appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- benaiah1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 20:14Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;