What does בָּנָה · בַּיִת mean in the Bible?
בָּנָה · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to build; house, household, dwelling".
Hebrew · H1129, H1004
בָּנָה / בַּיִת
To build (literally and figuratively) · a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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בָּנָה H1129 to build (literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation banah
Builds structures and dynasties alike; fundamental act of creation and establishment in covenant history
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בַּיִת H1004 a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciation bêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
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What does בָּנָה / בַּיִת (bānāh / bayit) mean in the Bible?
בָּנָה · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to build; house, household, dwelling".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1129, H1004?
H1129, H1004 is connected to 2,433 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to build; house, household, dwelling
Source Gloss
to build; house, household, dwelling
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 163
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 145×
Perfect 1Chr 5:36 · 1Chr 8:12 · 1Kgs 6:2 · 1Kgs 7:1 · 1Kgs 9:10 · 1Kgs 9:24 · 1Kgs 9:25 · 1Kgs 10:4 · 1Kgs 11:27 · 1Kgs 15:22 · 1Kgs 15:23 · 1Kgs 16:24 · 1Kgs 16:32 · 1Kgs 16:34 · 1Kgs 22:39 · 2Chr 8:1 77×
Imperfect 1Chr 17:10 · 1Chr 17:12 · 1Chr 22:10 · 1Chr 28:6 · 1Kgs 5:19 · 1Kgs 8:19 · 1Kgs 11:7 · 2Chr 2:11 · 2Chr 6:9 · 2Sam 7:13 · Deut 25:9 · Isa 45:13 · Josh 8:30 · Ps 127:1 · Zech 6:13 · 1Chr 17:4 40×
Participle active 1Kgs 5:32 · 1Kgs 6:12 · 2Chr 2:3 · 2Chr 2:4 · 2Chr 2:8 · Ezek 13:10 · Ezra 4:1 · Gen 4:17 · Hab 2:12 · Jer 22:13 · Mic 3:10 · Neh 3:33 · Neh 3:35 · Neh 6:6 · Ps 147:2 15×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 2:36 · Num 23:1 · Num 23:29 · Jer 29:5 · Jer 29:28 · Num 32:24 6×
Infinitive construct 1Chr 6:17 · Ezek 11:3 · Jer 35:9 3×
Participle passive Neh 7:4 · Song 4:4 2×
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 8:13 1×
Cohortative Gen 11:4 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 18×
Imperfect Isa 25:2 · Job 12:14 · Prov 24:3 · Ps 89:3 · Zech 1:16 · Deut 13:17 · Ezek 26:14 · Isa 44:28 · Ezek 36:10 · Isa 44:26 · Gen 16:2 · Job 22:23 12×
Perfect 1Kgs 3:2 · 1Kgs 6:7 · Neh 7:1 · Num 13:22 · Mal 3:15 5×
Jussive Num 21:27 1×
Word Origins
בָּנָה / בַּיִת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain