Strongs Number: H1129
- Hebrew Word
- בָּנָה
- Transliteration
- bânâh
- Phonetic
- baw-naw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to build (literally and figuratively)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
a. (Qal)
1. to build, rebuild
2. to build a house (ie, establish a family)
b. (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)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- (begin to) build ({-er}) obtain {children} {make} {repair} set ({up}) X-(idiom) surely.