1196. Baanah

Strong's Lexicon

Baanah: Baanah

Original Word: בַּעֲנָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ba`anah
Pronunciation: bah-ah-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (bah-an-aw')
Definition: Baanah
Meaning: Baanah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בָּעַן (ba'an), meaning "to afflict" or "to answer."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Baanah, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts.

Usage: Baanah is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "in affliction" or "in response." It is used to identify several individuals, primarily in the context of historical narratives.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Baanah appears in the context of Israel's monarchical period, a time characterized by political intrigue and military campaigns. Names often held significant meaning, reflecting personal or familial circumstances, or aspirations. The individuals named Baanah were involved in key events during the reigns of King Saul and King David, highlighting the turbulent nature of leadership transitions in ancient Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Baanah (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בַּעֲנָה proper name, masculine (? id.) —

1 a Benjamite, one of the murderers of Ishbosheth 2 Samuel 4:2,5,6,9.

2 father of one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:29 = 1 Chronicles 11:30.

3 head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7; perhaps also = בַּעֲנָא Nehemiah 3:4.

4 a chief of the people Nehemiah 10:28.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Baanah

From a derivative of anah with prepositional prefix; in affliction -- Baanah, the name of four Israelites -- Baanah.

see HEBREW anah

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽעֲנָ֖ה בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה בַּעֲנָ֑ה בַּעֲנָ֖ה בַּעֲנָ֣ה בַּעֲנָֽה׃ בענה בענה׃ וּבַעֲנָ֔ה וּבַעֲנָ֥ה ובענה ba‘ănāh ba·‘ă·nāh baaNah ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh ūḇa‘ănāh uvaaNah

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 4:2
HEB: שֵׁם֩ הָאֶחָ֨ד בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה וְשֵׁ֧ם הַשֵּׁנִ֣י
NAS: of the one was Baanah and the name
KJV: of the one [was] Baanah, and the name
INT: the name of the one was Baanah and the name of the other

2 Samuel 4:5
HEB: הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ רֵכָ֣ב וּבַעֲנָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ כְּחֹ֣ם
NAS: Rechab and Baanah, departed
KJV: Rechab and Baanah, went,
INT: the Beerothite Rechab and Baanah and came the heat

2 Samuel 4:6
HEB: הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ וְרֵכָ֛ב וּבַעֲנָ֥ה אָחִ֖יו נִמְלָֽטוּ׃
NAS: and Rechab and Baanah his brother
KJV: [rib]: and Rechab and Baanah his brother
INT: the belly and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped

2 Samuel 4:9
HEB: רֵכָ֣ב ׀ וְאֶת־ בַּעֲנָ֣ה אָחִ֗יו בְּנֵ֛י
NAS: Rechab and Baanah his brother,
KJV: Rechab and Baanah his brother,
INT: David Rechab and Baanah his brother sons

2 Samuel 23:29
HEB: חֵ֥לֶב בֶּֽן־ בַּעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י ס
NAS: the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
KJV: the son of Baanah, a Netophathite,
INT: Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite Ittai

1 Chronicles 11:30
HEB: חֵ֥לֶד בֶּֽן־ בַּֽעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטוֹפָתִֽי׃ ס
NAS: the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
KJV: the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
INT: Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite

Ezra 2:2
HEB: בִּגְוַ֖י רְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה מִסְפַּ֕ר אַנְשֵׁ֖י
NAS: Rehum [and] Baanah. The number
KJV: Rehum, Baanah. The number
INT: Bigvai Rehum Baanah the number of the men

Nehemiah 7:7
HEB: בִּגְוַ֖י נְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה מִסְפַּ֕ר אַנְשֵׁ֖י
NAS: Nehum, Baanah. The number
KJV: Nehum, Baanah. The number,
INT: Bigvai Nehum Baanah the number of men

Nehemiah 10:27
HEB: מַלּ֥וּךְ חָרִ֖ם בַּעֲנָֽה׃
NAS: Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
KJV: Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
INT: Malluch Harim Baanah

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1196
9 Occurrences

ba·‘ă·nāh — 7 Occ.
ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh — 2 Occ.