Word Study · Strong's H1143 · Hebrew
בֵּנַיִם
benayim
bay-nah'-yim
Strong's 1890 spelling: bênayim
“a double interval, i.e. the space between two armies”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a double interval, i.e. the space between two armies
Rendered in the KJV as
[phrase] champion.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙1
- הַבֵּנַ֡יִם1
How it is rendered · 1
- the champions2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine dual2
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- HTd/Ncmda · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 17:4הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙habenayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine dualThen a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,here: the champions
- 1 Samuel 17:23הַבֵּנַ֡יִםhabenayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine dualAnd as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.here: the champions