בָּנָה banah

Hebrew word for “to build” · Strong’s H1129 · used 376 times in 345 verses

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Meaning

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue;

How it is translated

Glosses given for banah in context, with how often each is used:

• built 113
• build 55
• will build 48
• rebuilt 20
• have built 19
• had built 17
• will rebuild 12
• builders 11
• building 10
• will be rebuilt 9
• will be built 6
• has built 6

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 6 (12), 1 Kings 8 (10), 2 Chronicles 6 (10), 1 Kings 9 (8), 1 Chronicles 22 (8), Joshua 22 (7), 2 Chronicles 2 (7), 2 Chronicles 8 (7), 2 Chronicles 33 (7), Nehemiah 4 (7)

Forms

• ויבן 60
• בנה 51
• לבנות 47
• יבנה 20
• תבנה 17
• ויבנו 15
• בנו 14
• בניתי 14
• ובנו 12
• נבנה 9

Words used with it

Words that share verses with banah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עִיר ir “city” 68
• מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 48
• שֵׁם shem “name” 47
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 35
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 45
• דָּוִד david “David” 38
• נָטַע nata “to plant” 20
• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 33
• חוֹמָה chomah “wall” 22
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 28
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 28
• כּוּן kun “to establish” 19

Key verses

The verses using banah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
• 1 Kings 8:27 — But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
• Psalms 127:1 — [A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in…
• Isaiah 44:26 — That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of…
• Isaiah 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
• Jeremiah 30:18 — Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her…
• Jeremiah 31:4 — Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them…
• Daniel 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks,…
• Amos 9:11 — In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in…
• Amos 9:14 — And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink…
• Zechariah 6:12 — And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he…
• Zechariah 6:13 — Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.