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בְּנָא

To build

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בְּנָאH1124
Pronunciationbĕnāʾ

What does בְּנָא (bĕnāʾ) mean in the Bible?

בְּנָא (bĕnāʾ): Encompasses both literal construction and metaphorical establishment of institutions, relationships, and God's covenantal purposes with Israel

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Questions this entry answers

What does בְּנָא (bĕnāʾ) mean in the Bible?

בְּנָא (bĕnāʾ): Encompasses both literal construction and metaphorical establishment of institutions, relationships, and God's covenantal purposes with Israel

How does the BSB render H1124?

The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to rebuild (5), be rebuilt (3), built (3), is rebuilt (2), and are rebuilding (1).

Where does בְּנָא (bĕnāʾ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (21), Daniel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
to rebuild5×Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13
be rebuilt3×Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:15, Ezra 6:3
built3×Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:14
is rebuilt2×Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16
and are rebuilding1×Ezra 4:12
and we are rebuilding1×Ezra 5:11
are constructing1×Ezra 5:4
are rebuilding it1×Ezra 5:8
building1×Ezra 6:14
have built1×Daniel 4:30
it has been under construction1×Ezra 5:16
rebuild1×Ezra 6:7
who are rebuilding1×Ezra 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:12בָּנַ֔יִןtoand are rebuildingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralEzra 4:13תִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtois rebuiltVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singularEzra 4:16תִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtois rebuiltVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singularEzra 4:21תִתְבְּנֵ֔אtobe rebuiltVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singularEzra 5:2לְמִבְנֵ֔אtoto rebuildPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructEzra 5:3לִבְּנֵ֔אtoto rebuildPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructEzra 5:4בָּנַֽיִן׃toare constructingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralEzra 5:8מִתְבְּנֵא֙toare rebuilding itVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularEzra 5:9לְמִבְנְיָ֔הtoto rebuildPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructEzra 5:11וּבָנַ֤יִןtoand we are rebuildingConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowEzra 4:12
Aligned rows22
Books represented2
Ezra21Daniel1
Source forms
תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א2xtiṯ·bə·nêEzra 4:13, Ezra 4:16
בְנֵ֜ה1xḇə·nêhEzra 5:11
בְּנָ֖הִי1xbə·nā·hîEzra 5:11
בָּנַ֔יִן1xbā·na·yinEzra 4:12
בָּנַ֣יִן1xbā·na·yinEzra 6:14
בָּנַֽיִן׃1xbā·na·yinEzra 5:4
בֱנַיְתַהּ֙1xḇĕ·nay·ṯahDaniel 4:30
וּבְנ֣וֹ1xū·ḇə·nōwEzra 6:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct6xEzra 5:2, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular3xEzra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural3xEzra 4:12, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 6:14
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xEzra 5:15, Ezra 6:3
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular2xEzra 5:8, Ezra 5:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural1xEzra 6:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xEzra 5:11
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xEzra 6:7
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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