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Unni

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(afflicted). (1) A Levite appointed to play upon the psaltery, in the tune of David (1 Chron. 15:18,20¹⁸And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
²⁰And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)). (2) Another Levite, who acted as watchman after the return from captivity (Neh. 12:9⁹Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. (Nehemiah 12:9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Levite musician and door-keeper when David brought up the ark (1 Chron. 15:18,20¹⁸And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
²⁰And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)).

2. Levite who returned from exile (Neh. 12:9⁹Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. (Nehemiah 12:9)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6042 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Unniy

Phonic:

oon-nee’

Meaning:

from 6031; afflicted; Unni, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Unni

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he was afflicted

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Afflicted; depressed; poor; an answer; song:―name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 15:18. {Afflictus}