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בַּעֲנָה

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Baanah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2 § Baana or Baanah = "in affliction" 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

בַּעֲנָה proper name, masculine (? id.) —

1. a Benjamite, one of the murderers of Ishbosheth 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 4:5; 2Sam 4:6; 2Sam 4:9.
2. father of one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:29 = 1Chr 11:30.
3. head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:2 = Neh 7:7 perhaps also = בַּעֲנָא Neh 3:4.
4. a chief of the people Neh 10:28.

2 occurrences

Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)