Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H1143: בֵּנַיִם

bênayim · pronounced bay-nah'-yim · “champion”

Definition

a double interval, i.e. the space between two armies

KJV translates it as: [phrase] champion.

Word origin: dual of H996 (בֵּין);

Extended definition

1) between, space between two armies
1a) man of the space between armies, i.e. champion (of Goliath) (meton)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H1143 is translated

  • champions ×2

Bible verses with H1143 (bênayim)

Bênayim appears in 2 verses.

  • 1 Samuel 17:4

    And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

  • 1 Samuel 17:23

    And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.