Binnui

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Binnui (‘a building’). 1 . Head of a family that returned with Zerub. (  Nehemiah 7:15 = Bani of   Ezra 2:10 ). 2 . A Levite (  Ezra 8:33 [prob. = Bani of   Nehemiah 8:7 and Bunni of   Nehemiah 9:4 ],   Nehemiah 12:8 ). 3 . A son of Pahath-moab (  Ezra 10:30 = Balnuus of 1E  Esther 9:31 ). 4 . A son of Bani who had married a foreign wife (  Ezra 10:38 ). There appears to be a confusion in some instances between the similar names Binnul, Bani, Bigvai.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bin'nu-i. (Familyship).

1. A Levite, father of Noadiah.  Ezra 8:33.

2. One who had taken a foreign wife.  Ezra 10:30.

3. Another Israelite, who had also taken a foreign wife.  Ezra 10:38.

4. Altered from Bani in the corresponding list in Ezra.  Nehemiah 7:15.

5. A Levite, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah.  Nehemiah 3:24;  Nehemiah 10:9.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Ezra 8:33 2 Ezra 10:30 10:38 3 Nehemiah 3:24 4 Nehemiah 7:15 Ezra 2:10 Nehemiah 10:9 Nehemiah 12:8

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  Ezra 8:33.

2.  Ezra 10:30.

3.  Ezra 10:38.

4.  Nehemiah 3:24;  Nehemiah 10:9;  Nehemiah 12:8.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Several of this name who returned from exile, two of whom had married strange wives.  Ezra 8:33;  Ezra 10:30,38;  Nehemiah 3:24;  Nehemiah 7:15;  Nehemiah 10:9;  Nehemiah 12:8 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Binnu'y, בַּנּיּי , a Building), a frequent name after the exile. (See Bunni).

1. (Sept. Βανουϊ v . ) The head of one of the families of Israelites, whose followers to the number of 648 returned from Babylon ( Nehemiah 7:15). In  Ezra 2:10 he is called BANI (See Bani) (q.v.), and his retainers are numbered at 642.

2. (Sept. Βανί , Βαναίου , and Βανουϊ v ) A Levite, son of Henadad, who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon, B.C. 536 ( Nehemiah 12:8); he also (if the same) assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem, B.C. 446 ( Nehemiah 3:24), and joined in the religious' covenant, B.C. 410 ( Nehemiah 10:9).

3. (Sept. Βαναϊ v Α . ) The father of the Levite Noadiah, who was one of those that assisted in weighing the silver and gold designed for the divine service on the restoration from Babylon ( Ezra 8:33). B.C. 459.

4. (Sept. Βανουϊ v .) One of the "sons" of Pahathmoab, who put away his Gentile wife on the return from Babylon ( Ezra 10:30). B.C. 458.

5. Another Israelite, one of the "sons" of Bani, who did the same ( Ezra 10:38). B.C. 458.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bin´ū̇ - ı̄ ( בּנּוּי , binnūy , a proper name, "a building up"):

(1) A L evite, living in the time of Ezra ( Ezra 8:33;  Nehemiah 10:9;  Nehemiah 12:8 ).

(2) One of the benē Paḥath - mō'abh who had taken foreign wives ( Ezra 10:30 - B alnuus of 1 Esdras 9:31) and one of the , benē Bānı̄ ( Ezra 10:38 ) who had also intermarried.

(3) The son of Henadad, who built part of the wall of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:24 ), and sealed the covenant with Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 10:9 ). In all probability he is identical with "Bavvai, the son of Henadad" mentioned in  Nehemiah 3:18 . "Bavvai" is either a corruption of "Binnui," or is the name of the Levitical house of which Bavvai was the chief representative. Binnui is mentioned in  Nehemiah 10:9 as a leading Levite, and, besides, the names in these verses are obviously those of priests and Levites; so the former theory is probably correct.

(4) Head of a family who returned with Zerubbabel ( Nehemiah 7:15;  Ezra 2:10 ).