1137. Bani

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Bani: Bani

Original Word: בָּנִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Baniy
Pronunciation: bah-NEE
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-nee')
Definition: Bani
Meaning: Bani

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Bani

From banah; built; Bani, the name of five Israelites -- Bani.

see HEBREW banah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from banah
Definition
the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Bani (16).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בָּנִי proper name, masculine 1. one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:36 בָּנִי הַגָּדִי ("" 1 Chronicles 11:38 has בֶּןהַֿגְרִי, but see Dr^Sm).

2 Levites,

a. 1 Chronicles 6:31;

b. Nehemiah 3:17; compare Nehemiah 8:7 (= בִּנּוּי Nehemiah 10:10) Nehemiah 9:4 (twice in verse) (repeated probably by error, compare BeRy) Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:14; Nehemiah 11:22. On Ezra 2:40 = Nehemiah 7:43 compare Gr^{Geschichte.ii.2,389}; he reads קדמיאל בני for קדמיאל לבני, taking בני as proper name, as 3 Ezra 5:26 Καδμιηλου καὶ Βαννου.

3 a man of Judah 1 Chronicles 9:4 (מִן) בָּנִי Qr ( > Kt בנימן).

4 Ezra 2:10 read בִּנּוּי compare "" Nehemiah 7:15.

5 heads of families of Isr.

a. Ezra 10:29;

b. Nehemiah 10:15;

c. Ezra 10:34 but perhaps read בִּנּוּי or בִּגְּוַי compare above

6 an Israelite Ezra 10:38. — (בני as proper name Palmyrene Vog^{No. 94}.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word בָּנָה (banah), meaning "to build."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name Bani in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts. However, the Greek Septuagint may transliterate the name as Βανι (Bani) in passages where it appears.

Usage: The name Bani appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, often referring to different individuals. It is used to denote members of the tribe of Levi, as well as other Israelites.

Context: • Bani is a name attributed to several individuals in the Old Testament. The most notable references include:
• A Levite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:46, who is part of the genealogy of the Levites.
• One of David's mighty warriors listed in 2 Samuel 23:36.
• A leader among the Israelites who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, as recorded in Ezra 2:10 and Nehemiah 7:15.
• A participant in the covenant renewal led by Nehemiah, as seen in Nehemiah 10:14.
• A Levite who assisted in the public reading and explanation of the Law in Nehemiah 8:7.
• A signatory of the covenant in Nehemiah 10:13.
• A family head who had married foreign women and pledged to put them away in Ezra 10:29, 34, 38.
• The name Bani is associated with faithfulness and dedication to the restoration of Israel's religious and social order post-exile. The individuals named Bani played significant roles in the religious reforms and community rebuilding efforts during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנֵי־ בָּנִ֑י בָּנִ֖י בָּנִ֣י בָּנִ֨י בָּנִֽי׃ בָּנִי֙ בָנִ֔י בָנִ֖י בני בני־ בני׃ וּבָנִ֜י וּבָנִ֡י ובני bā·nî ḇā·nî baNi bānî ḇānî bə·nê- bənê- benei ū·ḇā·nî ūḇānî uvaNi vaNi

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 23:36
HEB: מִצֹּבָ֔ה ס בָּנִ֖י הַגָּדִֽי׃ ס
NAS: of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
KJV: of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
INT: of Nathan of Zobah Bani the Gadite

1 Chronicles 6:46
HEB: אַמְצִ֥י בֶן־ בָּנִ֖י בֶּן־ שָֽׁמֶר׃
NAS: the son of Bani, the son
KJV: the son of Bani, the son
INT: of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shemer

1 Chronicles 9:4
HEB: ק) (מִן־ בְּנֵי־ פֶ֖רֶץ ק)
NAS: the son of Bani, from the sons
KJV: the son of Bani, of the children
INT: the son Benjamin of Bani of Perez the sons

Ezra 2:10
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔י שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the sons of Bani, 642;
KJV: The children of Bani, six hundred
INT: the children of Bani six hundred

Ezra 10:29
HEB: וּמִבְּנֵ֖י בָּנִ֑י מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם מַלּוּךְ֙
NAS: and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam,
KJV: And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam,
INT: the sons of Bani Meshullam Malluch

Ezra 10:34
HEB: מִבְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔י מַעֲדַ֥י עַמְרָ֖ם
NAS: of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram,
KJV: Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram,
INT: of the sons of Bani Maadai Amram

Nehemiah 3:17
HEB: רְח֣וּם בֶּן־ בָּנִ֑י עַל־ יָד֣וֹ
NAS: the son of Bani. Next
KJV: the son of Bani. Next unto him
INT: Rehum the son of Bani unto him

Nehemiah 8:7
HEB: וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ וּבָנִ֡י וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה ׀ יָמִ֡ין
NAS: Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin,
KJV: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah,
INT: Jeshua Bani Sherebiah Jamin

Nehemiah 9:4
HEB: הַלְוִיִּ֗ם יֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּבָנִ֜י קַדְמִיאֵ֧ל שְׁבַנְיָ֛ה
NAS: Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel,
KJV: Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel,
INT: the Levites' Jeshua Bani Kadmiel Shebaniah

Nehemiah 9:4
HEB: בֻּנִּ֥י שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה בָּנִ֣י כְנָ֑נִי וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙
NAS: Sherebiah, Bani [and] Chenani,
KJV: Sherebiah, Bani, [and] Chenani,
INT: Bunni Sherebiah Bani Chenani cried

Nehemiah 9:5
HEB: יֵשׁ֣וּעַ וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵל בָּנִ֨י חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה
NAS: Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah,
KJV: and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah,
INT: Jeshua Kadmiel Bani Hashabneiah Sherebiah

Nehemiah 10:13
HEB: הוֹדִיָּ֥ה בָנִ֖י בְּנִֽינוּ׃ ס
NAS: Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
KJV: Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
INT: Hodiah Bani Beninu

Nehemiah 10:14
HEB: עֵילָ֥ם זַתּ֖וּא בָּנִֽי׃
NAS: Elam, Zattu, Bani,
KJV: Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
INT: Elam Zattu Bani

Nehemiah 11:22
HEB: עֻזִּ֤י בֶן־ בָּנִי֙ בֶּן־ חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה
NAS: the son of Bani, the son
KJV: the son of Bani, the son
INT: was Uzzi the son of Bani the son of Hashabiah

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1137
14 Occurrences

bā·nî — 8 Occ.
bə·nê- — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇā·nî — 2 Occ.
ḇā·nî — 3 Occ.