BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5990
am.mi.za.vad — Ammizabad
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.6; son of: Benaiah (H1141) § Ammizabad = "my people have bestowed" son of Benaiah, who commanded the 3rd division of David's army
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1141
be.na.yah — Benaiah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; son of: Jehoiada (H3077); father of: Ammizabad (H5990) § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon 4) a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth 5) a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark 6) a Levite of the sons of Asaph 7) a Levite in the time of Hezekiah 8) Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives 9) the father of Pelatiah
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →People of the giver, the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chr. 27:6).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
