Lexical Definition
בַּעֲנָה Baʻănâh (bah-an-aw') Baanah N:N-M-P
from a derivative of עָנָה with prepositional prefix; in affliction
Baanah.
- § Baana or Baanah = "in affliction"
- Baanah, the name of four Israelites
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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Βανά | of Baanah | LXX.1Chr.11.30 |
| Βαανά | Baana | LXX.2Sam.4.5 • LXX.1Kgs.4.12 • LXX.Neh.7.7 |
| Baanah | LXX.2Sam.4.2 • LXX.2Sam.4.6 • LXX.Ezra.2.2 • LXX.Neh.10.27 | |
| of Baana | LXX.Neh.3.4 | |
| of Baanah | LXX.2Sam.23.29 | |
| to Baanah | LXX.2Sam.4.9 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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*.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 4:2 · 4:5 · 4:6 · 4:9 · 23:29 |
| 1 Chronicles | 11:30 |
| Ezra | 2:2 |
| Nehemiah | 3:4 · 7:7 · 10:28* |