Strong’s H1138 · Hebrew

בֻּנִּי
Bunnîy
boon-nee'

Definition

Bunni or Buni, an Israelite

Etymology

or (fuller) בּוּנִי; from H1129 (בָּנָה); built;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Bunni

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What the first audience heard

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