H1138 H1138
Bunni, a Levitical/lay name possibly meaning 'built'; post-exilic leader(s)
A personal name appearing in Nehemiah's lists, possibly meaning 'built' or related to 'son.' Levites named Bunni (or variant Binnui) participated in the covenant renewal ceremony (Nehemiah 9:4) and signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:15). Another Bunni appears as a Levite ancestor (Nehemiah 11:15), though some suggest reading 'from the sons of' instead of 'Bunni son of.' Textual variants and name similarities (Bunni/Binnui/Bani) create uncertainty about whether these refer to one person or several, but the name clearly belongs to post-exilic Levitical and leadership circles.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A post-exilic name, primarily Levitical. A Bunni stood on the platform during the covenant ceremony (Nehemiah 9:4), a Bunni signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:15), and a Bunni appears in a Levitical genealogy (Nehemiah 11:15). Textual and translational uncertainties (some readings prefer 'sons of' instead of 'Bunni') suggest possible confusion with similar names (Bani, Binnui), but the name is attested across Nehemiah's lists. 3×
AR["بُنِّي"]·ben["বুন্নি", "বুন্নির"]·DE["Soehne-von", "[בוני]"]·EN["Bunni"]·FR["[בוני]", "fils-de"]·heb["בוני", "בני"]·HI["बुन्नी", "बुन्नी-का"]·ID["Buni"]·IT["[בוני]", "figli-di"]·jav["Buni"]·KO["분니", "분니의"]·PT["Buni", "Bunni"]·RU["Бунни"]·ES["Buni"]·SW["Buni"]·TR["Bunni", "Bunni'nin"]·urd["بنی", "بونی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בֻּנִּי n.pr.m. 1. Levites, a. Ne 9:4, but read perhaps בִּנּוּי cf. BeRy & vid. 10:10; 12:8 Ezr 8:33; b. בּוּנִּי (בֶּן) Ne 11:15, but read perhaps מִן בְּנֵי etc. cf. BeRy 2. a chief of people Ne 10:16, perhaps repetit. of בָּנִי v 15 cf. BeRy.