Strong H1141H1141Rבְּנָיָ֫הוּ
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
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.11.1;
father of: Pelatiah (H6410J)
father of: Pelatiah (H6410J)
Meaning of the name
Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up"
General definition
In the biblical story
Benaiah
Father of Pelatiah, a wicked prince of Israel.
Pelatiah son of Benaiah, a prince of Israel, was one of the wicked leaders who opposed Ezekiel's prophecy and died as a sign of judgment.
In the Bible
Strong H1141R appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- benaiah2
First verses
- Ezekiel 11:1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
- Ezekiel 11:13And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?