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Strong's H4012 מְבֻנַּי (mebunnay)

Mebunnay means “Mebunnai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4012 — peri (“over”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4012
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H4012 Quick Answer

Strong's H4012 מְבוּנַּי (Mbunnay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mbunnay (meb-oon-hah'-ee) n/p. 1. built up 2. Mebunnai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include mebunnai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mbunnay (meb-oon-hah'-ee) n/p. 1. built up 2. Mebunnai, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
mebunnai

Meaning and Definition

Mbunnay (meb-oon-hah'-ee) n/p. 1. built up 2. Mebunnai, an Israelite [from H1129] KJV: Mebunnai. Root(s): H1129

Original Word
מְבוּנַּי
Transliteration
Mbunnay
Derivation
Root: בנה First root strongs: 1129
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4012. 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)

Mebunnai

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.18; also called Mebunnai (NIV: Sibbekai) at 2Sa.23.27; Another name of sib.b.khay (סִבְּכַי "Sibbecai" H5444) § Mebunnai = "building of Jehovah" 1) one of David's mighty warriors 1a) also 'Sibbechai' or 'Sibbecai'

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How Strong's H4012 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mbunnay, 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.

Mebunnai 2 Samuel 23:27

How Strong's H4012 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 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4012 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 H4012 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 23:27 KJV

Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H4012.

2 Samuel 23:27 Old Testament, KJV
Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4012, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4012 FAQ

What does mebunnay (מְבֻנַּי) mean?

Mebunnay (Strong's H4012) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Mebunnai". Mbunnay (meb-oon-hah'-ee) n/p. 1. built up 2. Mebunnai, an Israelite

How many times is mebunnay (מְבֻנַּי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H4012 across 1 book.

Where can I study mebunnay (מְבֻנַּי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4012 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mebunnay (מְבֻנַּי)?

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