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Binnui
building
בִּנּוּי bin.nuy
Binnui (Hebrew: בִּנּוּי, bin.nuy) means “building”, by traditional interpretation. Four men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Return period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Adna in Ezra 10.
Which Binnui?
Four men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Binnui
son of Henadad; father of Henadad
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Binnui
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Binnui
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Binnui
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At a glance
- Verses
- 6 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 4 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Ezra 8:33 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 12:8 |
| Cross-references | 62 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Henadad co-occurrence Appears with Henadad in Nehemiah 10.
- Jeshua co-occurrence Appears with Jeshua in Nehemiah 10.
- Bezalel co-occurrence Appears with Bezalel in Ezra 10.
- Maaseiah co-occurrence Appears with Maaseiah in Ezra 10.
- Phinehas co-occurrence Appears with Phinehas in Ezra 8.
- Chelal co-occurrence Appears with Chelal in Ezra 10.
- Adna co-occurrence Appears with Adna in Ezra 10.
- Azaniah co-occurrence Appears with Azaniah in Nehemiah 10.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.30
§ Binnui = "built up"
1) an exile returnee with Zerubbabel, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah
2) a Levite in time of Ezra, father of Noadiah
3) another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife
4) still another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife
Binnui, one of the descendants of Pahath-moab, divorced his foreign wife during Ezra's reforms.
The biblical story
Binnui was an Israelite mentioned among the descendants of Pahath-moab who had married foreign wives during the time of Ezra (Ezr. 10:30). After the return from Babylonian exile, Ezra discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples, contrary to God's commands. This posed a threat to the spiritual purity and distinct identity of the Jewish community. Ezra called for an assembly, where the people confessed their sin and agreed to separate from their foreign wives. Binnui was one of the individuals who took this step, demonstrating repentance and a commitment to follow God's laws.
Key verses
Binnui appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And of the sons of Pahath–moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Ezra 10:30
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 10:30