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Bunni

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(built). (1) A Levite (Neh. 9:4⁴Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. (Nehemiah 9:4)). (2) A co-covenanter with Nehemiah (Neh. 10:15¹⁵Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, (Nehemiah 10:15)). (3) A Levite (Neh. 11:15¹⁵Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; (Nehemiah 11:15)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Levite who returned from exile (Neh. 9:4⁴Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. (Nehemiah 9:4)).

2. One who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:15¹⁵Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, (Nehemiah 10:15)).

3. Ancestor of a family of Levites (Neh. 11:15¹⁵Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; (Nehemiah 11:15)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1138 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bunniy

Phonic:

boon-nee’

Meaning:

or (fuller) Buwniy {boo-nee'}; from 1129; built; Bunni or Buni, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Bunni

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

I am built

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Building me up; built:―name of three Israelites, Neh. 9:4. {Aedificans me}