בָּנָה

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

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1. Ezra 1:2 לִבְנֽוֹת־ Liv.not- · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

2. Ezra 1:3 וְיִ֗בֶן ve.Yi.ven · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

3. Ezra 1:5 לִבְנ֔וֹת liv.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Then rose up the heads of fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem.

4. Ezra 3:2 וַיִּבְנ֕וּ vai.yiv.Nu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

5. Ezra 3:10 הַבֹּנִ֖ים ha.bo.Nim · An -ing word: simple action

   And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel.

6. Ezra 4:1 בּוֹנִ֣ים bo.Nim · An -ing word: simple action

   Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel;

7. Ezra 4:2 נִבְנֶ֣ה niv.Neh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

   then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

8. Ezra 4:3 לִבְנ֥וֹת liv.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

9. Ezra 4:3 נִבְנֶ֗ה niv.Neh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

   But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

10. Ezra 4:4 לִבְנֽוֹת׃ liv.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

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