Benaja
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Benaja is the name of 12 people in the Old Testament .
etymology
The Hebrew personal name "Benaja" has been handed down in two different spellings: בְּנָיָהוּ bənājāhû andבְּנָיָה bənājāh . It is a verb sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. Subject (and at the same time theophoric element) is a form of " YHWH " (יָהוּ jāhû orיָה jāh ), the predicate derives from the verb rootבנה bnh , German ' to build up' . The name can be translated as "YHWH has built". This is likely to be understood as “building a house” (which means “giving offspring”). The Septuagint gives the name as Βαναια (ς) Banaia (s) , the Vulgate as Banaias .
Benaja, son of Jehoiada
The most extensive are the biblical accounts of Benaja, the son of Jehoiada , from Kabzeel . At the time of King David he was the "overseer" of the Krethi and Plethi ( 2 Sam 23.20 EU ). He was one of David's heroes . He slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab . He killed a "handsome" Egyptian with his own spear ( 2 Sam 23.21 EU ). On behalf of Solomon , Benaja Adonija killed an older son of David, who had also made claims to the throne ( 1 Kings 2.25 EU ), then Joab , David's military leader, who had supported Adonija ( 1 Kings 2.34 EU ). Thereupon he was promoted by Solomon to military leader ( 1 Kings 2,35 EU ). He also killed Shimei because he had not obeyed an order from Solomon ( 1 Kings 2.46 EU ).
More people
- Piratoniter, one of the 30 heroes of King David ( 2 Sam 23,30 EU )
- Head of the family from the tribe of Simeon ( 1 Chr 4.36 EU )
- Levite and harp player ( 1 Chr 15.16 EU )
- Priest and trumpet player ( 1 Chr 15.24 EU )
- Ancestor of Jahasiël ( 2 Chr 20.14 EU )
- Levite ( 2 Chr 31,13 EU )
- Father Pelatjas ( Ez 11.1 EU )
- Four men in the lists Esr 10 ( Esr 10.25 EU .30 EU .35 EU .43 EU )
literature
- Joachim Vette: Benaja. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
- A. Zeron: Benajahu's place in David's list of heroes (II Sam 23: 20-23) , in: Journal for Old Testament Science . ISSN 0044-2526 , 90 (1978), pp. 20-28.
- Joe H. Price: A Note on the Implications of Two Mari Texts (ARM 26/1 106 and ARM 25 143) for Benaiah's Leonine Episode in 2Sam 23:20 par. 1Chr 11:22 , in: Zeitschrift für die Old Testamentliche Wissenschaft (see above), 129 (2017), pp. 600–604.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names, Münster 2012, p. 80.134.