2 Samuel 23:30

בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙
בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Benaiah")
Dictionary form: בְּנָיָה · beh-naw-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: benaiah
and benaiah ×21 benaiah ×12 of benaiah ×5 was benaiah ×2 is that benaiah ×1 so benaiah ×1
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Benaiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Benayah — Closer transliteration; preferred in academic or study Bibles.
Benaiahu — Full long-form; signals the theophoric '-yahu' element explicitly.

BDB1189 H1141

BDB1188 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1190

בְּנָיָ֫הוּ, בְּנָיָה proper name, masculine (Yah hath built up, compare יבנאל, Sabean בנאל DHMZMG 1883, 15) —

1. one of David's captains and heroes, son of Jehoiada, בניהו 2Sam 8:18; 2Sam 23:20; 2Sam 23:22; 1Kgs 1:8; 1Kgs 1:10; 1Kgs 1:26; 1Kgs 1:32; 1Kgs 1:36; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:44; 1Kgs 2:25; 1Kgs 2:29; 1Kgs 2:30 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 2:34; 1Kgs 2:35; 1Kgs 2:46; 1Kgs 4:4; 1Chr 11:24; 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 27:5; 1Chr 27:6 compare v1Chr 27:34 (see Be); = בניה 2Sam 20:23; 1Chr 11:22.
2. one of David's thirty, בניהו 2Sam 23:30 = בניה 1Chr 11:31; 1Chr 27:14.
3. a Simeonite, בניה 1Chr 4:36.
4. Levites,
  a. בניהו 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:20; 1Chr 15:24
  b. (id.) 2Chr 31:13
  c. בניה 2Chr 20:14.
5. Israelites, בניה
  a. Ezra 10:25
  b. vEzra 10:30
  c. vEzra 10:35
  d. vEzra 10:43
  e. Ezek 11:13 = בניהו vEzek 11:1.

benaiah
bĕnāyâ
Jehovah has built, Jehovah has built up
Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
  • one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army
    • "the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course"a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon"a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth"a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark"a Levite of the sons of Asaph"a Levite in the time of Hezekiah"Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives"the father of Pelatiah

פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י
פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The pirathonite")
Dictionary form: פִּרְעָתוֹנִי · pir-aw-toh-NEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the pirathonite
the pirathonite ×4 a pirathonite ×1
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Pirathonite — Standard proper gentillic; capitalize as a demonym.
from Pirathon — Descriptive phrase; useful when a gentillic reads awkwardly.
native of Pirathon — Clarifies origin explicitly for unfamiliar readers.

BDB6798 H6553

BDB6797 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6799

פִּרְעָתוֺנִי adjective, of a people of foregoing, Judg 12:13; Judg 12:15; 1Chr 27:14 compare פִּרְעָחֹנִי 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:31.

pirathonite
pirʿātônî
princely
a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon
  • an inhabitant of Pirathon

הִדַּ֖י
הִדַּ֖י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hiddai")
Dictionary form: הִדַּי · hid-DAI

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hiddai
hiddai ×1
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Hiddai — Standard anglicized form; best for most translations.
Hid-dai — Hyphenated form clarifying two-syllable pronunciation.
Hidday — Alternate spelling reflecting Hebrew vowel sound.

BDB2070 H1914 H2360

BDB2069 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2071

הִדַּי proper name, masculine one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:30 = חוּרַי 1Chr 11:32.

BDB2644 H2360 H1914

BDB2643 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2645

חוּרַי proper name, masculine a hero of David מִנַּחֲלֵי ׳ח גָעַשׁ 1Chr 11:32 ᵐ5 Ουρ(ε)ι, ᵐ5L Ουριὰ = הִדֶּי 2Sam 23:30 (omitted by B; A Αθθαι, ᵐ5L Αδδαι).

hiddai
hidday
for the rejoicing of Jehovah
Hiddai, an Israelite
  • one of the 37 mighty warriors of David's guard

מִ נַּ֥חֲלֵי
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
נַּ֥חֲלֵי
Root word river, brook, valley, brooks, rivers, …
Dictionary form: נַחַל · na-HAHL

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of the brooks
the river ×19 the brook ×18 of the river ×16 in the valley ×8 of the brook ×5 of the brooks ×4 unto the river ×4 by the brook ×3
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wadi — Most precise: a seasonal, often dry desert streambed.
stream — Good general term; implies flowing water.
ravine — Emphasizes the geographical depression over the water.
torrent — Best when context stresses a rushing, flood-stage flow.
valley — Use when the landform, not the water, is in focus.
brook — Suits smaller, gentler watercourses; modernizes KJV brook.

BDB5112 H5158

BDB5111 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5113

I. נַ֫חַל noun masculine2Kgs 3:16 torrent, torrent-valley, wady (Eccl 40:13; Eccl 40:16 Late Hebrew id., stream (rare); ᵑ7 נַחְלָא , = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian na—lu = Biblical Hebrew; LagBN 140 Anm. thinks Νεῖλος may be from Νεέλ = נַחַל pronounced *נִהִל; on ׳נ in Sabean proper name, of a location, see HalRev. Sémit. Iv (1896), 80, 1, 14); — absolute ׳נ Gen 32:24 +, נַ֫חְלָה Ps 124:4 construct נַחַל Gen 26:17 +; with ה locative, Gen 34:5 so read also Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 (where ᵑ0 נַחֲלָ֫ה; see Thes); dual נַחֲלַיִם Ezek 47:9, but read הַנַּחַל ᵐ5. ᵑ7 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Co Berthol; plural נְחָלִים Num 21:4 +; נַחֲלֵי Deut 8:7 +; suffix נְחֶלֶיהָ Isa 34:9 —

1. torrent, of rushing water in narrow channel Judg 5:21 (3 t. in verse); Judg 4:7; Judg 4:13; Ps 83:10 (all of קִישֹׁן, q. v.); mountain torrent Deut 9:21 (compare Exod 32:20); so Amos 5:24 (simile of righteousness); הַשּׁוֺטֵף ׳הַנּ 2Chr 32:4 (|| מַעְיָנוֺת); לְזֶפֶת ׳נֶהְפְּכוּ נ Isa 34:9 simile of tears Lam 2:18 hyperb.שָֿׁ֑מֶן׳נ Mic 6:7 torrents of oil, compare of honey and curd Job 20:17 (|| פְּלַגּוֺת, נְהָרִים); figurativeבְלִיַּעַל ׳נ 2Sam 22:5 torrents of worthlessness (|| מִשְׁבְּרֵי מָ֫וֶת), = Ps 18:5 שׁוֺטֵף ׳נ simile of glory of nations Isa 66:12, figurative of invaders Jer 47:2 (|| מַיִס), or foes Ps 124:4 (נַ֫חְלָה, see above); 1Kgs 17:4; 1Kgs 17:6 (for drinking), drying up in summer v1Kgs 17:7 (יָבֵשׁ; all of Elijah's stream כְּרִית, q. v.); for drinking also Ps 110:7, and (figurative) עֲדָנֶיךָ ׳נ Ps 36:9; Job 6:15 (twice in verse) (אֲפִיק נְחָלִים; in simile); of water bursting from rock Ps 78:20 (שָׁטַף, || מַיִם), compare Ps 74:15 (+ מַעְיָן); figurative of מְקוֺר חָכְמָה Prov 18:4 (נֹבֵּעַ ׳נ; || מַיִם עֲמֻקִים); more generally = stream, brook, river (chiefly late) Isa 11:15 (divisions of river, נָהָר) in desert Isa 35:6 (|| מַיִם), Jer 31:9 (נַחֲלֵי מַיִם), Ezek 47:5 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:9 b (all strike out Co), vEzek 47:6 vEzek 47:7 vEzek 47:9a (readהַנַּחַל, see above), vEzek 47:12 containing fish, etc. Lev 11:9; Lev 11:10 (|| מַיִם, יַמִּים), Eccl 1:7 (twice in verse); figurative ׳רוּחַ י, Isa 30:28 (שׁוֺטֵף ׳נ, Isa 30:33 (גָּפְרִית ׳נ).

2. Torrent-valley, wady, as stream-bed 1Sam 17:40; Neh 2:15; Isa 57:6 with torrent flowing through it, אֵיתָן ׳נ Deut 21:4 (twice in verse); Deut 21:6, אֶרֶץ נַחֲלֵי מַיִם Deut 8:7 (|| עֲיָנֹת וּתְהֹמֹת יֹּצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה), compare Deut 10:7, 1Kgs 18:5 (|| מַעְיְנֵי הַמַיִם), Ps 104:10 abode of Elijah 1Kgs 17:3; 1Kgs 17:5 (compare v1Kgs 17:4 v1Kgs 17:6 v1Kgs 17:7 above); ׳עֹרְבֵי נ Prov 30:17 (compare 1Kgs 17:4; 1Kgs 17:6); הַבַּתּוֺת ׳נ Isa 7:19 as home of bees; fertile, אֶשְׁכֹּל ׳נ Num 13:23; Num 13:24 (E); ׳אִבֵּי הַנּ Song 6:11 ׳עַרְבֵינֿ poplars of the wady Lev 23:40 (H), Job 40:22 עֲרָבִים ׳נ Isa 15:7 needing water Gen 26:17 (גְּרָר ׳נ), vGen 26:19 (J), compare 2Kgs 3:16; 2Kgs 3:17 place for refuse, ruins, etc. 2Sam 17:13 in poetry also as wild, remote ravine Job 30:6, compare בְּצוּר הַנְּחָלִים Job 22:24 place of child-sacrifice Isa 57:5 burial-place Job 21:33 (׳רִגְבֵי נ), — Num 24:6 see II. נַ֫חַל.

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Particular wadys designate localities: אַרְנוֺן Num 21:14 (E), Deut 2:24; Deut 2:36 (twice in verse); Deut 3:8; Deut 3:12; Deut 3:16 (twice in verse); Deut 4:48; Josh 12:1; Josh 12:2 (twice in verse); Josh 13:9 (twice in verse) (all D), vJosh 13:16 vJosh 13:16 (P), 2Kgs 10:33 אֶשְׁכֹּל Num 32:9 (J), Deut 1:24 בְּשׂוֺר 1Sam 30:9; 1Sam 30:10; 1Sam 30:21 גָּד 2Sam 24:5 זֶרֶד Num 21:12 (E), Deut 2:13 (twice in verse); Deut 2:14 יַכֹּק Gen 32:24 (J), Deut 2:37; Deut 3:16; Josh 12:2 (all D); קִדְרוֺן 2Sam 15:23; 2Sam 1:37; 2Sam 15:13; 2Sam 18:40; 2Sam 23:6 (twice in verse); 2Sam 23:12; 2Chr 15:16; 2Chr 29:16; 2Chr 30:14; Jer 31:40 קָנָה Josh 16:8; Josh 17:9 (3 t. in verse) (all P); שׂוֺרֵק Judg 16:4 הַשִּׁטִּים ׳נ Joel 4:18 ׳נ מִצְרַיִם is southwest limit of Palestine (Assyrian na—al [mat] Muƒri, Dl Par. 310 SchrCOT Num 34:5) Num 34:5 (P), Josh 15:4 (D), vJosh 15:47 (P), 1Kgs 8:65; 2Kgs 24:7; 2Kgs 24:2 Chron 2Kgs 7:8; Isa 27:12, + (omit מצרים) Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 (see above); so read also possibly Amos 6:14 (see עֲרָבָה: usually identified with Wâdy el-Arîsh; on Wkl's different view, see references below מִצְרַיִם near the end); on identification of ׳נ Josh 15:7; Josh 19:11 (both P), 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:32; 2Chr 20:16; 2Chr 33:14, see Commentaries; אָשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים Num 21:15, see אֶשֶׁד.

3. Miner's shaft, ׳פָּרַץ נ Job 28:4.

BDB5113 H5158

BDB5112 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5114

II. [נַ֫חַל] noun [masculine] perhaps palm-tree (Arabic , noun of individual meaning ; see PerlesJQ, July, 1899, 688); — only plural absolute, כִּנְחָלִים נִטָּ֑יוּ Num 24:6 like palm-trees, which are stretched out, spread out (as to foliage). So Perlesl.c, who compares כערבי נחל , ᵐ5 ὡς στελέχη φοινικων.

river, brook, valley, brooks, rivers, …
naḥal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
  • torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
    • torrent
      • "torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)"shaft (of mine)
    palm-tree
    • meaning dubious

גָֽעַשׁ
גָֽעַשׁ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of gaash")
Dictionary form: גַּעַשׁ · ɡa-ASH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of gaash
of gaash ×3 gaash ×1
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Gaash — Standard anglicized proper name for this place.
the hill of Gaash — Use when context specifies the geographic feature.
Gaash (a hill in Ephraim) — Add gloss for readers unfamiliar with the location.

BDB1720 H1608

BDB1719 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1721

[גַּ֫עַשׁ] proper name, of a location הַרגָּֿ֑עַשׁ Josh 24:30; Judg 2:9 mountain in Ephraim, south of תִּמְנַתסֶֿרַח (חֶרֶסׅ q. v.; נַחֲלֵי גָּ֑עַשׁ 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:32 of ravines thereon, or near by.

gaash
gaʿaš
quaking
Gaash, a hill in Palestine
  • a mountain of Ephraim where Joshua was buried

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ Pashta — a lesser break פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break הִדַּ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ Silluq — end of the verse

בְּנָיָהוּ פִּרְעָתֹנִי הִדַּי מִנַּחֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
Cross References

Judges 12:15

וַיָּמָת עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן-הִלֵּל הַפִּרְעָֽתוֹנִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּפִרְעָתוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם בְּהַר הָֽעֲמָֽלֵקִֽי׃
15
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

Judges 12:13

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַֽחֲרָיו אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן-הִלֵּל הַפִּרְעָֽתוֹנִֽי׃
13
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Judges 2:9

וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אוֹתוֹ בִּגְבוּל נַֽחֲלָתוֹ בְּתִמְנַת-חֶרֶס בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם מִצְּפוֹן לְהַר-גָּֽעַשׁ׃
9
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

1 Chronicles 27:14

עַשְׁתֵּֽי-עָשָׂר לְעַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָֽתוֹנִי מִן-בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם וְעַל מַֽחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף׃
14
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Joshua 24:30

וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ בִּגְבוּל נַֽחֲלָתוֹ בְּתִמְנַת-סֶרַח אֲשֶׁר בְּהַר-אֶפְרָיִם מִצְּפוֹן לְהַר-גָּֽעַשׁ׃
30
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

Deuteronomy 1:24

וַיִּפְנוּ וַיַּֽעֲלוּ הָהָרָה וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד-נַחַל אֶשְׁכֹּל וַֽיְרַגְּלוּ אֹתָֽהּ׃
24
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

1 Chronicles 11:31

אִיתַי בֶּן-רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָֽתֹנִֽי׃
31
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
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