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Lexicon :: Strong's H1124 - bᵊnā'

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בְּנָא
Transliteration
bᵊnā'
Pronunciation
ben-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בָּנָה (H1129)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2633

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בנא (Strongs and Gesenius) בנה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּנָא bᵉnâʼ, ben-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּנָה bᵉnâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129; to build:—build, make.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H1124 in the following manner: build (17x), building (3x), builded (with H1934) (1x), make (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H1124 in the following manner: build (17x), building (3x), builded (with H1934) (1x), make (1x).

  1. to build

    1. (P'al) to build

    2. (Ithp'il) to be built

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּנָא bᵉnâʼ, ben-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּנָה bᵉnâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129; to build:—build, make.
STRONGS H1124: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [בְּבָה, בְּנָא] verb build (Biblical Hebrew H1129 בָּנָה); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix 3rd person masculine singular בְּנָ֫הִי Ezra 5:11; 1st person singular suffix בֶּנַיְתַהּ Daniel 4:27; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִבְנוֺן Ezra 6:7; Infinitive לְמִבְנֵא Ezra 5:2 +, לְמִבְבְיָה Ezra 5:9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M§ 64 u or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-CA 8. 64), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str§ 23 l Ml.c.) Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:13; Participle active plural בָּנַ֫יִן Ezra 4:12 +; passive בְּנֵה Ezra 5:11 (see on forms K§ 47, Belsp. pass.); — build: with accusative of temple Ezra 5:2, 3, 9, 11, 13, 17; Ezra 6:7, 8, so Ezra 5:4 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); passive of temple Ezra 5:11; with accusative of city Ezra 4:12; Daniel 4:27; absolute Ezra 6:14 (twice in verse).
Hithpe. be built: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:3; 3rd person feminine singular תִּתְבְּנֵא of city Ezra 6:13; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:21; Participle מִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:8 (with accusative material), Ezra 5:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:12; 4:12; 5:2; 5:2; 5:3; 5:3; 5:4; 5:8; 5:9; 5:9; 5:11; 5:11; 5:11; 5:11; 5:13; 5:13; 5:15; 5:16; 5:17; 6:3; 6:7; 6:7; 6:8; 6:13; 6:14; 6:16; 6:21

Daniel

4:27; 4:27

H1124

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1124 matches the Hebrew בְּנָא (bᵊnā'),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you have returned to us at Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and evil city, finishing its walls, and repairing its foundations.

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Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, duty, or land tax, and the royal revenue[fn] will suffer.

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We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, you will not have any possession west of the Euphrates.

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Therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until a further decree has been pronounced by me.

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Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began to rebuild God’s house in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, helping them.

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At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues came to the Jews and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ”[fn]

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They also asked them, “What are the names of the workers[fn] who are constructing this building? ”

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Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut[fn] stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people’s efforts.

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So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ”

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This is the reply they gave us:

We are the servants of the God of the heavens and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

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However, in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.

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Cyrus told him, “Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.”

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Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, but it has not been completed.

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So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives[fn] in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.

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In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem:

Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its original foundations be retained.[fn] Its height is to be ninety feet[fn] and its width ninety feet,

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Leave the construction of the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.

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I hereby issue a decree concerning what you are to do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God:

The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop.

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So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

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the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory? ”

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