H1137G
בָּנִי
Bani
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
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
בָּנִי
proper name, masculine 1. one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:36 בָּנִי הַגָּדִי (|| 1Chr 11:38 has בֶּןהַֿגְרִי, but see DrSm).
2. Levites,
a. 1Chr 6:31
b. Neh 3:17 compare Neh 8:7 (= בִּנּוּי Neh 10:10) Neh 9:4 (twice in verse) (repeated probably by error, compare BeRy) vNeh 9:5; Neh 10:14; Neh 11:22. On Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43 compare GrGeschichte.ii.2,389; he reads קדמיאל בני for קדמיאל לבני, taking בני as proper name, as 3 Ezra 5:26 Καδμιηλου καὶ Βαννου.
a. 1Chr 6:31
b. Neh 3:17 compare Neh 8:7 (= בִּנּוּי Neh 10:10) Neh 9:4 (twice in verse) (repeated probably by error, compare BeRy) vNeh 9:5; Neh 10:14; Neh 11:22. On Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43 compare GrGeschichte.ii.2,389; he reads קדמיאל בני for קדמיאל לבני, taking בני as proper name, as 3 Ezra 5:26 Καδμιηλου καὶ Βαννου.
5. heads of families of Isr.
a. Ezra 10:29
b. Neh 10:15
c. Ezra 10:34 but perhaps read בִּנּוּי or בִּגְּוַי compare above
a. Ezra 10:29
b. Neh 10:15
c. Ezra 10:34 but perhaps read בִּנּוּי or בִּגְּוַי compare above
6. an Israelite Ezra 10:38. — (בני as proper name Palmyrene VogNo. 94.)
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