First name Baanah in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Baanah is the name of the commander of Ish-bosheth's military (2SA 4:2), as well as name of father of Heleb, one of David's mighty men (2SA 23:29) and returned to Judah after the Babylonian captivity (EZR 2:2, NEH 7:7). Meaning of the name: in the answer; in affliction. Related names are: Rechab, Rimmon, Benjamin . The translations of Baanah in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Ba-A-Na in Vietnamese to בַּעֲנָ֖ה in Hebrew!
Wear it!And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: (2SA 4:2)
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon. (2SA 4:5)
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. (2SA 4:6)
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, (2SA 4:9)
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, (2SA 23:29)
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1KI 4:16)
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, (1CH 11:30)
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (EZR 2:2)
Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; (NEH 7:7)
Malluch, Harim, Baanah. (NEH 10:27)