Bânâh — H1129

H1129 · Hebrew — בנה

Pronunciation: baw-naw'

Definition

verb

to build (literally and figuratively)

  1. to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
    1. (Qal)
      1. to build, rebuild
      2. to build a house (ie, establish a family)
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be built
      2. to be rebuilt
      3. established (of restored exiles) (fig.)
      4. established (made permanent)
      5. to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

Usually translated as

build, obtain children, set, builder, make, repair, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bânâh occurs 367 times in 337 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (13), Exodus (5), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (10), Joshua (11), Judges (7), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (8), 1 Kings (53), 2 Kings (12), 1 Chronicles (27), 2 Chronicles (54), Ezra (8), Nehemiah (20), Job (5), Psalms (11), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (3), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (22), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (16), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (4), Micah (2), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (2), Zechariah (7), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — B