Hebrew · Strong's H1129 · Verb
בָּנָה
ba·nah
to build
376times used
345verses
33books
How it's translated
- and he built58
- to build42
- he built19
- he will build12
- i have built11
- and they built10
- you will build9
- he had built9
Definition
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.)
The forms it takes
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 22% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Perfect (qatal) 22% a complete action, usually past
- Infinitive 17% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 16% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 10% and then …: future or instructions
- Participle 9% one who is doing
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- 2 Chronicles54
- 1 Kings53
- 1 Chronicles27
- Nehemiah22
- Jeremiah22
- Genesis16
- Ezekiel16
- 2 Kings12
- Isaiah12
- Joshua11
…and 23 more books.
Every verse
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