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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 people who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty will be paid, and eventually the royal revenues will suffer.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We inform the king that if this city is built and its walls are restored, you will be left with nothing in Trans-Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Now issue an order to these men to stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God 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 that time Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that 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, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - and he told him, ‘Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its 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 house of God in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. 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, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid. It is to be sixty cubits[fn] high and sixty cubits wide,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders 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 hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God: Their expenses are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury, from the revenues of Trans-Euphrates, so that the work will not stop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

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