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Jediael

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3043

יְדִיעֲאֵל

ye.di.a.el — Jediael

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.6; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Ahiram (H0297); father of: Bilhan (H1092H) § Jediael = "God makes known" 1) a chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin; maybe the same as 'Ashbel' 2) the 2nd son of Meshelemiahand a Korahite gatekeeper 3) son of Shimri and one of David's mighty warriors 4) one of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag; maybe the same man as 3 above

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1144

בִּנְיָמִין

bin.ya.min — Benjamin

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x § Benjamin = "son of the right hand" 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2148

זְכַרְיָהוּ

ze.khar.yah — Zechariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 6) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 7) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 8) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 9) son of Bebai 10) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 11) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 12) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 13) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 14) a priest, son of Pashur 15) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 16) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 17) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 18) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 19) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 20) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 21) a Manassite, father of Iddo 22) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 23) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 24) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 25) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 26) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 27) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 28) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1106

בֶּ֫לַע

be.la — Bela

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Also named: bal.i (בַּלְעִי "Belaite" H1108) § Bela = "destruction" 1) a king of Edom 2) first son of Benjamin 3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5283

נַעֲמָן

na.a.man — Naaman

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Nohah at 1Ch.8.2; Also named: no.chah (נוֹחָה "Nohah" H5119) § Naaman = "pleasantness" 1) son of Bela of the family of Benjamin; he was among the family of Jacob that went down to Egypt 2) commander-in-chief of the army of Syria; stricken with leprosy he went to Elisha, eventually followed his instructions, and was cured

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1617

גֵּרָא

ge.ra — Gera

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ehud (H0164) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H454

אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

el.ye.ho.e.nay — Eliehoenai

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H) and Jehohanan (H3076I) § Elioenai or Elihoenai = "unto Jehovah are my eyes" 1) a Korahite temple doorkeeper, son of Meshelemiah 2) a returning exile

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1145

בֶּן־יְמִינִי

ben-y.mi.ni — Benjaminite

Someone from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Group of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144) § Benjamite = "a son of the right hand" one of the tribe of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3668

כְּנַעֲנָה

ke.na.a.nah — Chenaanah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11; father of: Zedekiah (H6667) § Chenaanah = "trader" 1) father of Zedekiah the false prophet of Ahab 2) son of Bilhan, grandson of Jediael, and great grandson of Benjamin and the founder of a house of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1071

בֶּ֫כֶר

be.kher — Becher

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Becher = "young camel" 1) a son of Ephraim 2) a son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4920

מְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ

me.she.lem.yah — Meshelemiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; father of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A); also called Shelemiah at 1Ch.26.14; Also named: she.lem.yah (שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ "Shelemiah" H8018O) § Meshelemiah = "whom Jehovah repays" a Korhite Levite porter or gatekeeper of the house of God in the time of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8113

שִׁמְרִי

shim.ri — Shimri

A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.37; son of: Shemaiah (H8098C); father of: Jedaiah (H3042) § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H788

אַשְׁבֵּל

ash.bel — Ashbel

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043) Also named: ash.be.li (אַשְׁבֵּלִי "Ashbelite" H0789) § Ashbel = "a man in God: a man of Baal: fire of Bel: I will make a path" second son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3228

יָֽמִינִי

ye.mi.ni — [Ben]jaminite

Someone descended from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Another spelling of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144) § Jaminites , of Jamin "the right hand" the descendants of Jamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H714

אַרְדְּ

ard — Ard

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043) § Ard = "I shall subdue" 1) son of Benjamin 2) grandson of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8197

שְׁפוּפָם

she.phu.pham — Shephupham

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Shephupham (KJV, NIV: Shupham) at Num.26.39; Shephuphan at 1Ch.8.5; Another name of mup.pim (מֻפִּים "Muppim" H4649) § Shephuphan or Shupham = "serpent" son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1108

בַּלְעִי

bal.i — Belaite

Someone descended from Bela who was a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Group of be.la (בֶּ֫לַע "Bela" H1106A) § Belaites = "swallowing" descendants of Bela

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1126

בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י

ben-o.ni — Ben-oni

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Another name of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144G) § Ben-oni = "son of my sorrow" the name given to Benjamin by Rachel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2349

חוּפָם

chu.pham — Hupham

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Huphamite at Num.26.39; Hupham at Num.26.39; Huram in1Ch.8.5; Another name of chup.pim (חֻפִּים "Huppim" H2650H) § Hupham = "coast-man" a son of Benjamin, founder of the family of the Huphamites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2350

חוּפָמִי

chu.pha.mi — Huphamite

Someone descended from Hupham who was a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Huphamite at Num.26.39; Hupham at Num.26.39; Huram in1Ch.8.5; Group of chup.pim (חֻפִּים "Huppim" H2650H) § Huphamites , of Hupham descendants of Hupham of the tribe of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H278

אֵחִי

e.chi — Ehi

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Aharah at 1Ch.8.1; Also named: ach.rach (אַחְרַח "Aharah" H0315) § Ehi = "my brother" son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H297

אֲחִירָם

a.chi.ram — Ahiram

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.38; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Jediael (H3043) Also named: a.chi.ra.mi (אֲחִירָמִי "Ahiramite" H0298) § Ahiram = "my brother is exalted" or "brother or (the) lofty" a Benjamite, son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H298

אֲחִירָמִי

a.chi.ra.mi — Ahiramite

Someone descended from Ahiram, a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.38; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Jediael (H3043) Group of a.chi.ram (אֲחִירָם "Ahiram" H0297) § Ahiramite = "brother of mother" one of the clan of Ahiram

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H315

אַחְרַח

ach.rach — Aharah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Aharah at 1Ch.8.1; Another name of e.chi (אֵחִי "Ehi" H0278) § Aharah = "a following brother" a son of Benjamin

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Historical dictionary entry

Known by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200 warriors (1 Chr. 7:6, 10, 11). (2.) A Shimrite, one of David’s bodyguard (1 Chr. 11:45). Probably same as in 12:20. (3.) A Korhite of the family of Ebiasaph, and one of the gate-keepers to the temple (1 Chr. 26:2).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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