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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 - be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Therefore make a decree that these men be made to cease, and that this city be not rebuilt, until a decree is made by me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - They also asked them this:[fn] “What are the names of the men who are building this building?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - and he said to him, “Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been in building, and it is not yet finished.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - Therefore, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits[fn] and its breadth sixty cubits,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - Moreover, I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
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