Hebrew word · H1196

בַּעֲנָה

ba'anah

Baanah

Appears 9 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2;

son of: Rimmon (H7417B);

brother of: Rechab (H7394)

§ 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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Samuel · 5

  1. 2 Samuel 4:2 בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה [was] Baanah

    Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

  2. 2 Samuel 4:5 וּבַעֲנָ֔ה and Baanah

    Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.

    Here: The other brother and fellow captain. The Hebrew holds the two names back until after 'sons of Rimmon the Beerothite', so their family and town come first.

  3. 2 Samuel 4:6 וּבַעֲנָ֥ה and Baanah

    They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

  4. 2 Samuel 4:9 בַּעֲנָ֣ה Baanah

    But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

    Here: The second captain, Rechab's brother and partner in the murder.

  5. 2 Samuel 23:29 בַּעֲנָ֖ה Baanah

    Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:30 בַּֽעֲנָ֖ה Baanah

    Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 2:2 בַּעֲנָ֑ה Baanah

    accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

    Here: Last of the named leaders, otherwise unknown. What the name means is uncertain. The pause accent here closes the list of leaders.

Nehemiah · 2

  1. Nehemiah 7:7 בַּעֲנָ֑ה Baanah

    accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

    Here: The last of the twelve leaders. The name also appears earlier in Israel's history (2 Samuel 4:2; 1 Kings 4:12), and its meaning is uncertain.

  2. Nehemiah 10:27 בַּעֲנָֽה׃ Baanah

    Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

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