בָּנָה

ba.nahVerbH1129

to build

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine) Aramaic equivalent: be.nah (*בְּנָה *"to build" H1124)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

315 times

Appears 315 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
50
2 Chronicles
45
1 Chronicles
25
Jeremiah
22
Genesis
16

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:8
  • 1 Kings 8:27
  • 2 Kings 16:18
  • Genesis 11:4
  • Job 3:14

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