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Strong's H1137 בָּנִי (bani)

Baniy - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1137 — gonia (“corner”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1137
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 4

Strong's H1137 Quick Answer

Strong's H1137 בָּנִי (Baniy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Baniy (baw-nee') n/p. 1. built 2. Bani, the name of five Israelites It has 14 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include bani. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Baniy (baw-nee') n/p. 1. built 2. Bani, the name of five Israelites
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
bani

Meaning and Definition

Baniy (baw-nee') n/p. 1. built 2. Bani, the name of five Israelites [from H1129] KJV: Bani. Root(s): H1129

Original Word
בָּנִי
Transliteration
Baniy
Derivation
Root: בנה First root strongs: 1129
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1137. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Bani

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.36 § Bani = "built" 1) a Gadite, one of David's mighty warriors 2) a Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan 3) a man of Judah of the line of Pharez 4) "children of Bani" returned from captivity with Zerubbabel 5) one or up to three Levites in Nehemiah's time

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How Strong's H1137 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Baniy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Bani 2 Samuel 23:36 14×

How Strong's H1137 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1137 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1137 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 23:36 KJV

Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

1 Chronicles 9:4 KJV

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1137.

2 Samuel 23:36 Old Testament, KJV
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
1 Chronicles 6:46 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
1 Chronicles 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
Ezra 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
Ezra 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Ezra 10:34 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Ezra 10:38 Old Testament, KJV
And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Nehemiah 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
Nehemiah 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
Nehemiah 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Nehemiah 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1137, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 7 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1137 FAQ

What does bani (בָּנִי) mean?

Bani (Strong's H1137) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bani". Baniy (baw-nee') n/p. 1. built 2. Bani, the name of five Israelites

How many times is bani (בָּנִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H1137 across 4 books.

Where can I study bani (בָּנִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1137 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bani (בָּנִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bani. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.