Given name & surname
Benaja
“Yahweh has built”
Benaja is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benaja goes back to a word meaning “Yahweh has built.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Benaja’s family of names
In German usage, Benaja has a conventional equivalent in the French form Benaiah. In German usage, Benaja has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Benaia. In German usage, Benaja has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Benaià.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Benaja has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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