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Lexicon :: Strong's H1124 - bᵊnā'

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בְּנָא
Transliteration
bᵊnā'
Pronunciation
ben-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בָּנָה (H1129)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2633

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בנא (Strongs and Gesenius) בנה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּנָא bᵉnâʼ, ben-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּנָה bᵉnâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129; to build:—build, make.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H1124 in the following manner: build (17x), building (3x), builded (with H1934) (1x), make (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H1124 in the following manner: build (17x), building (3x), builded (with H1934) (1x), make (1x).

  1. to build

    1. (P'al) to build

    2. (Ithp'il) to be built

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּנָא bᵉnâʼ, ben-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּנָה bᵉnâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129; to build:—build, make.
STRONGS H1124: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [בְּבָה, בְּנָא] verb build (Biblical Hebrew H1129 בָּנָה); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix 3rd person masculine singular בְּנָ֫הִי Ezra 5:11; 1st person singular suffix בֶּנַיְתַהּ Daniel 4:27; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִבְנוֺן Ezra 6:7; Infinitive לְמִבְנֵא Ezra 5:2 +, לְמִבְבְיָה Ezra 5:9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M§ 64 u or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-CA 8. 64), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str§ 23 l Ml.c.) Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:13; Participle active plural בָּנַ֫יִן Ezra 4:12 +; passive בְּנֵה Ezra 5:11 (see on forms K§ 47, Belsp. pass.); — build: with accusative of temple Ezra 5:2, 3, 9, 11, 13, 17; Ezra 6:7, 8, so Ezra 5:4 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); passive of temple Ezra 5:11; with accusative of city Ezra 4:12; Daniel 4:27; absolute Ezra 6:14 (twice in verse).
Hithpe. be built: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:3; 3rd person feminine singular תִּתְבְּנֵא of city Ezra 6:13; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:21; Participle מִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:8 (with accusative material), Ezra 5:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:12; 4:12; 5:2; 5:2; 5:3; 5:3; 5:4; 5:8; 5:9; 5:9; 5:11; 5:11; 5:11; 5:11; 5:13; 5:13; 5:15; 5:16; 5:17; 6:3; 6:7; 6:7; 6:8; 6:13; 6:14; 6:16; 6:21

Daniel

4:27; 4:27

H1124

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1124 matches the Hebrew בְּנָא (bᵊnā'),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at my express command.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak[fn] responded by starting again to rebuild the Temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them and helped them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - They also asked for the names of all the men working on the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timber is being laid in its walls. The work is going forward with great energy and success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - However, King Cyrus of Babylon,[fn] during the first year of his reign, issued a decree that the Temple of God should be rebuilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The people have been working on it ever since, though it is not yet completed.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God’s Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - “In the first year of King Cyrus’s reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. “Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - “Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’
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