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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Genesis 2:22 וַיִּבֶן֩ vai.yi.Ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

2. Genesis 4:17 בֹּ֣נֶה Bo.neh · An -ing word: simple action

   And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

3. Genesis 8:20 וַיִּ֥בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

4. Genesis 10:11 וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

5. Genesis 11:4 נִבְנֶה־ niv.neh- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

   And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

6. Genesis 11:5 בָּנ֖וּ ba.Nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

7. Genesis 11:8 לִבְנֹ֥ת liv.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

8. Genesis 12:7 וַיִּ֤בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.

9. Genesis 12:8 וַיִּֽבֶן־ vai.yi.ven- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

10. Genesis 13:18 וַיִּֽבֶן־ vai.yi.ven- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.

11. Genesis 16:2 אִבָּנֶ֖ה 'i.ba.Neh · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

12. Genesis 22:9 וַיִּ֨בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

13. Genesis 26:25 וַיִּ֧בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

14. Genesis 30:3 וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה ve.'i.ba.Neh · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

15. Genesis 33:17 וַיִּ֥בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

16. Genesis 35:7 וַיִּ֤בֶן vai.Yi.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

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