בִּנּוּי
bin.nuy
Binnui
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Binnui: A Biblical Name Binnui (בִּנּוּי) appears in the Hebrew Bible only three times, identifying it as a proper name rather than a common word with semantic range. According to the lexical data, it functions as a personal name within biblical narratives, though the provided definition does not elaborate on the identity or historical role of this individual. The extremely limited occurrence—just three instances across the entire biblical corpus—suggests that Binnui was either a minor figure in Israelite history or someone significant to specific textual traditions but not prominently featured in the broader biblical narrative. Without additional contextual data about these three occurrences, the definition provided does not permit conclusions about the name's etymology, the person's social status, or the theological significance of passages mentioning this individual. To understand Binnui's actual importance within biblical literature, one would need to examine the specific passages where the name appears and the surrounding narrative context—information not included in this lexical entry alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text