Word Study · Strong's H1129 · Hebrew
בָּנָה
banah
baw-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bânâh
“to build (literally and figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to build (literally and figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
- 376occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 33 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 206inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 376 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 206
- לִבְנ֥וֹת12
- לִבְנ֣וֹת11
- וַיִּ֥בֶן10
- וַיִּ֤בֶן9
- בָּנָ֣ה8
- וַיִּבֶן֩8
- וַיִּ֙בֶן֙8
- בָּנָ֖ה7
- לִבְנֽוֹת־7
- בָּנָ֥ה6
- וַיִּ֧בֶן6
- יִבְנֶ֥ה5
and 194 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 121
- and he built60
- to build47
- he built24
- he will build13
- he had built12
- I have built11
- you will build11
- and they built10
- and you will build6
- build6
- they built5
- and they rebuilt4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 76
- Hc/Vqw3ms62
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)51
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular41
- Hc/Vqw3mp15
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular15
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singular15
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular12
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural11
- Hc/Vqq3cp10
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular10
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural7
- Hc/Vqq2ms6
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 62
- HR/Vqcc · 51
- HVqp3ms · 41
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 15
- HVqi3ms · 15
- HVqp1cs · 15
- HVqi2ms · 12
- HVqp3cp · 11
- Hc/Vqq3cp · 10
- HVqrmsa · 10
- HVqi1cp · 7
- Hc/Vqq2ms · 6
All 376, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings67 of 376 · 18%
- 2 Chronicles61 of 376 · 16%
- 1 Chronicles29 of 376 · 8%
- Nehemiah24 of 376 · 6%
- Jeremiah23 of 376 · 6%
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Genesis16 occurrences
- Genesis 2:22וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.here: and he built
- Genesis 4:17בֹּ֣נֶהbonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.here: building
- Genesis 8:20וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.here: and he built
- Genesis 10:11וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msFrom that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,here: and he built
- Genesis 11:4נִבְנֶה־nivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”here: let us build
- Genesis 11:5בָּנ֖וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThen the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.here: they had built
- Genesis 11:8לִבְנֹ֥תlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.here: to build
- Genesis 12:7וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.here: and he built
- Genesis 12:8וַיִּֽבֶן־vaiyiven-Hc/Vqw3msFrom there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.here: and he built
- Genesis 13:18וַיִּֽבֶן־vaiyiven-Hc/Vqw3msSo Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.here: and he built
- Genesis 16:2אִבָּנֶ֖הʾibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularSo Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.here: I will be built up
- Genesis 22:9וַיִּ֨בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msWhen they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.here: and he built
- Genesis 26:25וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.here: and he built
- Genesis 30:3וְאִבָּנֶ֥הveibanehHC/VNu1csThen she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”here: so I may be built up
- Genesis 33:17וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msbut Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.here: and he built
- Genesis 35:7וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThere Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.here: and he built
Exodus5 occurrences
- Exodus 1:11וַיִּ֜בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.here: and it built
- Exodus 17:15וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.here: and he built
- Exodus 20:25תִבְנֶ֥הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularNow if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.here: you must build
- Exodus 24:4וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.here: and he built
- Exodus 32:5וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msWhen Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”here: and he built
Numbers10 occurrences
- Numbers 13:22נִבְנְתָ֔הnivnetahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularThey went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.here: it was built
- Numbers 21:27תִּבָּנֶ֥הtibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularThat is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.here: let it be rebuilt
- Numbers 23:1בְּנֵה־beneh-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”here: build
- Numbers 23:14וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.here: and he built
- Numbers 23:29בְּנֵה־beneh-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”here: build
- Numbers 32:16נִבְנֶ֥הnivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralThen the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.here: we will build
- Numbers 32:24בְּנֽוּ־benu-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralBuild cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”here: build
- Numbers 32:34וַיִּבְנ֣וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpAnd the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,here: and they built
- Numbers 32:37בָּנ֔וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThe Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,here: they built
- Numbers 32:38בָּנֽוּ׃banuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralas well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.here: they had built
Deuteronomy10 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 6:10בָנִֽיתָ׃vanitaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularAnd when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,here: you built
- Deuteronomy 8:12תִּבְנֶ֖הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularOtherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,here: you will build
- Deuteronomy 13:16תִבָּנֶ֖הtibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularAnd you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.here: it will be built
- Deuteronomy 20:5בָּנָ֤הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFurthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.here: he has built
- Deuteronomy 20:20וּבָנִ֣יתָuvanitaHc/Vqq2msBut you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.here: and you will build
- Deuteronomy 22:8תִבְנֶה֙tivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularIf you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.here: you will build
- Deuteronomy 25:9יִבְנֶ֖הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularhis brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”here: he will build
- Deuteronomy 27:5וּבָנִ֤יתָuvanitaHc/Vqq2msMoreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.here: and you will build
- Deuteronomy 27:6תִּבְנֶ֔הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularYou shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.here: you will build
- Deuteronomy 28:30תִּבְנֶ֖הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularYou will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.here: you will build
Joshua11 occurrences
- Joshua 6:26וּבָנָ֞הuvanahHc/Vqq3msAt that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”here: and he will rebuild
- Joshua 8:30יִבְנֶ֤הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAt that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,here: he built
- Joshua 19:50וַיִּבְנֶ֥הvaiyivnehHc/Vqw3msas the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.here: and he built
- Joshua 22:10וַיִּבְנ֣וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpAnd when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.here: and they built
- Joshua 22:11בָנ֣וּvanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThen the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”here: they have built
- Joshua 22:16בִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤םbivnotkhempreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?here: when built you
- Joshua 22:19בִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbivnotekhempreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralIf indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.here: when build you
- Joshua 22:23לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.here: to build
- Joshua 22:26לִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.here: by building
- Joshua 22:29לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”here: by building
- Joshua 24:13בְנִיתֶ֔םvenitemverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine pluralSo I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’here: you had built
Judges7 occurrences
- Judges 1:26וַיִּ֣בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.here: and he built
- Judges 6:24וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.here: and he built
- Judges 6:26וּבָנִ֨יתָuvanitaHc/Vqq2msThen build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”here: and you will build
- Judges 6:28הַבָּנֽוּי׃habanuithe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singularWhen the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.here: which had been built
- Judges 18:28וַיִּבְנ֥וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThere was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.here: and they rebuilt
- Judges 21:4וַיִּבְנוּ־vaiyivnu-Hc/Vqw3mpThe next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.here: and they built
- Judges 21:23וַיִּבְנוּ֙vaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThe Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.here: and they rebuilt
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:35וּבָנִ֤יתִיuvanitiHc/Vqq1csThen I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.here: and I will build
- 1 Samuel 7:17וַיִּֽבֶן־vaiyiven-Hc/Vqw3msThen he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.here: and he built
- 1 Samuel 14:35וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.here: and he built
- 1 Samuel 14:35לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.here: to build
2 Samuel8 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 5:9וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.here: and he built
- 2 Samuel 5:11וַיִּבְנֽוּ־vaiyivnu-Hc/Vqw3mpNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.here: and they built
- 2 Samuel 7:5תִּבְנֶה־tivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?here: will you build
- 2 Samuel 7:7בְנִיתֶ֥םvenitemverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine pluralIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’here: have you built
- 2 Samuel 7:13יִבְנֶה־yivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.here: he will build
- 2 Samuel 7:27אֶבְנֶה־ʾevneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularFor You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.here: I will build
- 2 Samuel 24:21לִבְנ֤וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”here: to build
- 2 Samuel 24:25וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.here: and he built
1 Kings67 occurrences
- 1 Kings 2:36בְּֽנֵה־beneh-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.here: build
- 1 Kings 3:1לִבְנ֤וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.here: to build
- 1 Kings 3:2נִבְנָ֥הnivnahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.here: it had been built
- 1 Kings 5:3לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.here: to build
- 1 Kings 5:5לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’here: to build
- 1 Kings 5:5יִבְנֶ֥הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularSo behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’here: he will build
- 1 Kings 5:18בֹּנֵ֧יboneiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.here: [the] builders of
- 1 Kings 5:18וּבֹנֵ֥יuvoneiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.here: and [the] builders of
- 1 Kings 5:18לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.here: to build
- 1 Kings 6:1וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msIn the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:2בָּנָ֜הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.here: he built
- 1 Kings 6:5וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:7בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbehibanotopreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.here: when was built it
- 1 Kings 6:7נִבְנָ֑הnivnahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.here: it was built
- 1 Kings 6:7בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃behibanotopreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.here: when was built it
- 1 Kings 6:9וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:10וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:12בֹנֶ֗הvonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.here: [are] building
- 1 Kings 6:14וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Solomon built the temple and finished it.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:15וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:16וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:16וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:36וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSolomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 6:38וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּvaiyivnehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3msIn his eleventh year and eighth month, the month of Bul, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.here: and he built it
- 1 Kings 7:1בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSolomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.here: he built
- 1 Kings 7:2וַיִּ֜בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 8:13בָּנֹ֥הbanohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteI have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”here: certainly to build
- 1 Kings 8:13בָנִ֛יתִיvanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularI have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”here: I have built
- 1 Kings 8:16לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’here: to build
- 1 Kings 8:17לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.here: to build
- 1 Kings 8:18לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.here: to build
- 1 Kings 8:19תִבְנֶ֖הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’here: you will build
- 1 Kings 8:19יִבְנֶ֥הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’here: he will build
- 1 Kings 8:20וָאֶבְנֶ֣הvaevnehHc/Vqw1csNow the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.here: and I have built
- 1 Kings 8:27בָּנִֽיתִי׃banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularBut will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.here: I have built
- 1 Kings 8:43בָּנִֽיתִי׃banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularthen may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.here: I have built
- 1 Kings 8:44בָּנִ֥תִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularWhen Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,here: I have built
- 1 Kings 8:48בָּנִ֥יתִיbanitaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularand when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,here: I have built
- 1 Kings 9:1לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,here: to build
- 1 Kings 9:3בָּנִ֔תָהbanitahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularAnd the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.here: you have built
- 1 Kings 9:10בָּנָ֥הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNow at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,here: he had built
- 1 Kings 9:15לִבְנוֹת֩livnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.here: to build
- 1 Kings 9:17וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSo Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,here: and he rebuilt
- 1 Kings 9:19לִבְנ֤וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.here: to build
- 1 Kings 9:24בָּֽנָה־banah-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAs soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.here: he had built
- 1 Kings 9:24בָּנָ֥הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAs soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.here: he built
- 1 Kings 9:25בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThree times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.here: he had built
- 1 Kings 10:4בָּנָֽה׃banahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,here: he had built
- 1 Kings 11:7יִבְנֶ֨הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAt that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.here: he built
- 1 Kings 11:27בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularand this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.here: he built
- 1 Kings 11:38וּבָנִ֨יתִיuvanitiHc/Vqq1csIf you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.here: and I will build
- 1 Kings 11:38בָּנִ֣יתִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularIf you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.here: I built
- 1 Kings 12:25וַיִּ֨בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 12:25וַיִּ֖בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 14:23וַיִּבְנ֨וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThey also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.here: and they built
- 1 Kings 15:17וַיִּ֖בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msBaasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 15:21מִבְּנ֖וֹתmibenotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.here: from building
- 1 Kings 15:22בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.here: he had built
- 1 Kings 15:22וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 15:23בָּנָ֔הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNow the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.here: he built
- 1 Kings 16:24וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 16:24בָּנָ֔הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.here: he built
- 1 Kings 16:32בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFirst, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.here: he built
- 1 Kings 16:34בָּנָ֥הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularIn Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.here: he rebuilt
- 1 Kings 18:32וַיִּבְנֶ֧הvaiyivnehHc/Vqw3msAnd with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.here: and he built
- 1 Kings 22:39בָּנָ֔הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAs for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?here: he built
- 1 Kings 22:39בָּנָ֑הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAs for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?here: he built
2 Kings12 occurrences
- 2 Kings 12:11וְלַבֹּנִ֔יםvelabonimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThen they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,here: and to the builders
- 2 Kings 14:22בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAzariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.here: he built
- 2 Kings 15:35בָּנָ֛הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.here: he built
- 2 Kings 16:11וַיִּ֛בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned.here: and he built
- 2 Kings 16:18בָּנ֣וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.here: people had built
- 2 Kings 17:9וַיִּבְנ֨וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThe Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.here: and they built
- 2 Kings 21:3וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.here: and he built
- 2 Kings 21:4וּבָנָ֥הuvanahHc/Vqq3msManasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”here: and he built
- 2 Kings 21:5וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msIn both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.here: and he built
- 2 Kings 22:6וְלַבֹּנִ֖יםvelabonimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralto the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.here: and to the builders
- 2 Kings 23:13בָּ֠נָהbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.here: he had built
- 2 Kings 25:1וַיִּבְנ֥וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpSo in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.here: and they built
1 Chronicles29 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:10בָּנָ֥הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularJohanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,here: he had built
- 1 Chronicles 6:32בְּנ֧וֹתbenotverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.here: built
- 1 Chronicles 7:24וַתִּ֧בֶןvativenHc/Vqw3fsHis daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.here: and she built
- 1 Chronicles 8:12בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe sons of Elpaal:here: he built
- 1 Chronicles 11:8וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.here: and he built
- 1 Chronicles 14:1לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 17:4תִּבְנֶה־tivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.here: you will build
- 1 Chronicles 17:6בְנִיתֶ֥םvenitemverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine pluralIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’here: have you built
- 1 Chronicles 17:10יִֽבְנֶה־yivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularand have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.here: he will build
- 1 Chronicles 17:12יִבְנֶה־yivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.here: he will build
- 1 Chronicles 17:25לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 21:22וְאֶבְנֶה־veevneh-HC/Vqu1csThen David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”here: so I may build
- 1 Chronicles 21:26וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msAnd there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.here: and he built
- 1 Chronicles 22:2לִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 22:5לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 22:6לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 22:7לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 22:8תִבְנֶ֥הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularbut this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.here: you will build
- 1 Chronicles 22:10יִבְנֶ֥הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’here: he will build
- 1 Chronicles 22:11וּבָנִ֙יתָ֙uvanitaHc/Vqq2msNow, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.here: and you will build
- 1 Chronicles 22:19וּבְנוּ֙uvenuconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralNow set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”here: and build
- 1 Chronicles 22:19הַנִּבְנֶ֥הhanivnehthe definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularNow set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”here: that will be built
- 1 Chronicles 28:2לִבְנוֹת֩livnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 28:2לִבְנֽוֹת׃livnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 28:3תִבְנֶ֥הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularbut God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’here: you will build
- 1 Chronicles 28:6יִבְנֶ֥הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.here: he will build
- 1 Chronicles 28:10לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 29:16לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.here: to build
- 1 Chronicles 29:19וְלִבְנ֖וֹתvelivnotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”here: and to build
2 Chronicles61 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 2:1לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:3לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:4בֽוֹנֶה־voneh-verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBehold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.here: [am] about to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:5בוֹנֶ֖הvonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.here: [am] about to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:6לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:6אֶבְנֶה־ʾevneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularBut who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?here: I will build
- 2 Chronicles 2:9בוֹנֶ֖הvonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularto prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.here: [am] about to build
- 2 Chronicles 2:12יִבְנֶה־yivneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.here: he will build
- 2 Chronicles 3:1לִבְנ֤וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 3:2לִבְנ֞וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 3:3לִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 6:2בָּנִ֥יתִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularand I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”here: I have built
- 2 Chronicles 6:5לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 6:7לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 6:8לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 6:9תִבְנֶ֖הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’here: you will build
- 2 Chronicles 6:9יִבְנֶ֥הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’here: he will build
- 2 Chronicles 6:10וָאֶבְנֶ֣הvaevnehHc/Vqw1csNow the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.here: and I have built
- 2 Chronicles 6:18בָּנִֽיתִי׃banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularBut will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.here: I have built
- 2 Chronicles 6:33בָּנִֽיתִי׃banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularthen may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.here: I have built
- 2 Chronicles 6:34בָּנִ֥יתִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularWhen Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,here: I have built
- 2 Chronicles 6:38בָּנִ֥יתִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularand when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,here: I have built
- 2 Chronicles 8:1בָּנָ֧הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNow at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 8:2בָּנָ֥הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSolomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.here: he rebuilt
- 2 Chronicles 8:4וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 8:4בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 8:5וַיִּ֜בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 8:6לִבְנ֤וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.here: to build
- 2 Chronicles 8:11בָּֽנָה־banah-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSolomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”here: he had built
- 2 Chronicles 8:12בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAt that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.here: he had built
- 2 Chronicles 9:3בָּנָֽה׃banahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,here: he had built
- 2 Chronicles 11:5וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msRehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 11:6וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 14:6וַיִּ֛בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msBecause the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 14:7נִבְנֶ֣ה׀nivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.here: let us build
- 2 Chronicles 14:7וַיִּבְנ֖וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.here: and they built
- 2 Chronicles 16:1וַיִּ֖בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msIn the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 16:5מִבְּנ֖וֹתmibenotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.here: from building
- 2 Chronicles 16:6בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.here: he had built
- 2 Chronicles 16:6וַיִּ֣בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 17:12וַיִּ֧בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msJehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judahhere: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 20:8וַיִּבְנ֨וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThey have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,here: and they have built
- 2 Chronicles 26:2בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularUzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 26:6וַיִּבְנֶ֣הvaiyivnehHc/Vqw3msUzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 26:9וַיִּ֨בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msUzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 26:10וַיִּ֨בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msSince he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 27:3בָּנָ֛הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularJotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 27:3בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularJotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 27:4בָּנָ֖הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 27:4בָּנָ֔הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 32:5וַיִּבֶן֩vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msThen Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.here: and he rebuilt
- 2 Chronicles 33:3וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyivenHc/Vqw3msFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 33:4וּבָנָ֥הuvanahHc/Vqq3msManasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 33:5וַיִּ֥בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msIn both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.here: and he built
- 2 Chronicles 33:14בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAfter this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.here: he rebuilt
- 2 Chronicles 33:15בָּנָ֛הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.here: he had built
- 2 Chronicles 33:16וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vaiyachenHc/Vqw3msThen he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.here: and he rebuilt
- 2 Chronicles 33:19בָּנָ֨הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHis prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 34:11וְלַבֹּנִ֔יםvelabonimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThey also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.here: and to the builders
- 2 Chronicles 35:3בָּנָ֜הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularTo the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.here: he built
- 2 Chronicles 36:23לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”here: to build
Ezra10 occurrences
- Ezra 1:2לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.here: to build
- Ezra 1:3וְיִ֗בֶןveyivenconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.here: and let him build
- Ezra 1:5לִבְנ֔וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.here: to build
- Ezra 3:2וַיִּבְנ֕וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThen Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.here: and they rebuilt
- Ezra 3:10הַבֹּנִ֖יםhabonimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralWhen the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.here: the builders
- Ezra 4:1בּוֹנִ֣יםbonimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralWhen the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,here: [were] building
- Ezra 4:2נִבְנֶ֣הnivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralthey approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”here: let us build
- Ezra 4:3לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”here: to build
- Ezra 4:3נִבְנֶ֗הnivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralBut Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”here: we will build [it]
- Ezra 4:4לִבְנֽוֹת׃livnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.here: to build
Nehemiah24 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:5וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃veevnenahHC/Vqu1cs/Sp3fsand answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”here: and I will rebuild it
- Nehemiah 2:17וְנִבְנֶה֙venivnehHC/Vqu1cpThen I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”here: so we may rebuild
- Nehemiah 2:18וּבָנִ֔ינוּuvaninuHc/Vqq1cpI also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.here: and we will rebuild
- Nehemiah 2:20וּבָנִ֑ינוּuvaninuHc/Vqq1cpSo I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”here: and we will rebuild
- Nehemiah 3:1וַיִּבְנוּ֙vaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpAt the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.here: and they rebuilt
- Nehemiah 3:2בָנ֖וּvanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThe men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.here: they built
- Nehemiah 3:2בָנָ֔הvanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.here: he built
- Nehemiah 3:3בָּנ֖וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThe Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: they rebuilt
- Nehemiah 3:13בָנ֔וּהוּvanuhuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.here: they rebuilt it
- Nehemiah 3:14יִבְנֶ֔נּוּyivnenuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: he rebuilt it
- Nehemiah 3:15יִבְנֶ֙נּוּ֙yivnenuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: he rebuilt it
- Nehemiah 4:1בוֹנִים֙vonimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jewshere: [were] rebuilding
- Nehemiah 4:3בּוֹנִ֔יםbonimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThen Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”here: [are] building
- Nehemiah 4:5הַבּוֹנִֽים׃habonimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralDo not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.here: the builders
- Nehemiah 4:6וַנִּבְנֶה֙vanivnehHc/Vqw1cpSo we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.here: and we rebuilt
- Nehemiah 4:10לִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”here: to rebuild
- Nehemiah 4:17הַבּוֹנִ֧יםhabonimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralwho were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.here: who were rebuilding
- Nehemiah 4:18וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםvehabonimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.here: and the builders
- Nehemiah 4:18וּבוֹנִ֑יםuvonimconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.here: and [were] building
- Nehemiah 6:1בָנִ֙יתִי֙vanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularWhen Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—here: I had rebuilt
- Nehemiah 6:6בוֹנֶ֖הvonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularthat read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,here: [are] rebuilding
- Nehemiah 7:1נִבְנְתָה֙nivnetahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularWhen the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.here: it had been rebuilt
- Nehemiah 7:4בְּנוּיִֽם׃benuyimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluralNow the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.here: [were] rebuilt
- Nehemiah 12:29בָּנ֤וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralfrom Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.here: they had built
Job5 occurrences
- Job 3:14הַבֹּנִ֖יםhabonimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralwith kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,here: the [ones who] rebuilt
- Job 12:14יִבָּנֶ֑הyibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhat He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.here: it will be rebuilt
- Job 20:19יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yivenehuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFor he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.here: he had built it
- Job 22:23תִּבָּנֶ֑הtibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularIf you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tentshere: you will be built up
- Job 27:18בָּנָ֣הbanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.here: he has built
Psalms12 occurrences
- Psalms 28:5יִבְנֵֽם׃yivnemverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSince they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.here: he will rebuild them
- Psalms 51:18תִּ֝בְנֶ֗הtivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularIn Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.here: you will build
- Psalms 69:35וְ֭יִבְנֶהveyivnehHC/Vqu3msFor God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.here: so he may rebuild
- Psalms 78:69וַיִּ֣בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.here: and he built
- Psalms 89:2יִבָּנֶ֑הyibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularFor I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”here: it will be built
- Psalms 89:4וּבָנִ֨יתִיuvanitiHc/Vqq1cs‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selahhere: and I will build
- Psalms 102:16בָנָ֣הvanahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFor the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.here: he has built
- Psalms 118:22הַבּוֹנִ֑יםhabonimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThe stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.here: the builders
- Psalms 122:3הַבְּנוּיָ֑הhabenuyahthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singularJerusalem is built up as a city united together,here: which was built
- Psalms 127:1יִבְנֶ֬הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularUnless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.here: he will build
- Psalms 127:1בוֹנָ֣יוvonavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularUnless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.here: builders its
- Psalms 147:2בּוֹנֵ֣הbonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.here: [is] [the] builder of
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 9:1בָּנְתָ֣הbanetahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularWisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.here: she has built
- Proverbs 14:1בָּנְתָ֣הbanetahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularEvery wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.here: she builds
- Proverbs 24:3יִבָּ֣נֶהyibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBy wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;here: it is built
- Proverbs 24:27וּבָנִ֥יתָuvanitaHc/Vqq2msComplete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.here: and you will build
Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 2:4בָּנִ֤יתִיbanitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularI expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.here: I built
- Ecclesiastes 3:3לִבְנֽוֹת׃livnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,here: to build
- Ecclesiastes 9:14וּבָנָ֥הuvanahHc/Vqq3msThere was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.here: and he built
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:4בָּנ֖וּיbanuiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singularYour neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.here: built
- Song of Solomon 8:9נִבְנֶ֥הnivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralIf she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.here: we will build
Isaiah12 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:2וַיִּ֤בֶןvaiyivenHc/Vqw3msHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!here: and he built
- Isaiah 9:10נִבְנֶ֑הnivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”here: we will rebuild
- Isaiah 25:2יִבָּנֶֽה׃yibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIndeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.here: it will be rebuilt
- Isaiah 44:26תִּבָּנֶ֔ינָהtibaneinahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralwho confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’here: they will be rebuilt
- Isaiah 44:28תִּבָּנֶ֔הtibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularwho says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”here: let it be rebuilt
- Isaiah 45:13יִבְנֶ֤הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularI will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”here: he will build
- Isaiah 58:12וּבָנ֤וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpYour people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.here: and they will rebuild
- Isaiah 60:10וּבָנ֤וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpForeigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.here: and they will rebuild
- Isaiah 61:4וּבָנוּ֙uvanuHc/Vqq3cpThey will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.here: and they will rebuild
- Isaiah 65:21וּבָנ֥וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpThey will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.here: and they will build
- Isaiah 65:22יִבְנוּ֙yivnuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralNo longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.here: they will build
- Isaiah 66:1תִּבְנוּ־tivnu-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralThis is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?here: you will build
Jeremiah23 occurrences
- Jeremiah 1:10לִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”here: to build
- Jeremiah 7:31וּבָנ֞וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpThey have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.here: and they have built
- Jeremiah 12:16וְנִבְנ֖וּvenivnuHc/VNq3cpAnd if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.here: and they will be built
- Jeremiah 18:9לִבְנֹ֖תlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,here: to build up
- Jeremiah 19:5וּבָנ֞וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpThey have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.here: and they have built
- Jeremiah 22:13בֹּנֶ֤הbonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,here: [one who] builds
- Jeremiah 22:14אֶבְנֶה־ʾevneh-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularwho says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.here: I will build
- Jeremiah 24:6וּבְנִיתִים֙uvenitimHc/Vqq1cs/Sp3mpI will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.here: and I will build up them
- Jeremiah 29:5בְּנ֥וּbenuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.here: build
- Jeremiah 29:28בְּנ֤וּbenuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralFor he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”here: build
- Jeremiah 30:18וְנִבְנְתָ֥הvenivnetahHc/VNq3fsThis is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.here: and it will be rebuilt
- Jeremiah 31:4אֶבְנֵךְ֙ʾevnekhverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularAgain I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.here: I will build you
- Jeremiah 31:4וְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתvenivneitHc/VNq2fsAgain I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.here: and you will be rebuilt
- Jeremiah 31:28לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.here: to build
- Jeremiah 31:38וְנִבְנְתָ֤הvenivnetahHc/VNq3fs“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.here: and it will be rebuilt
- Jeremiah 32:31בָּנ֣וּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralFor this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presencehere: they built
- Jeremiah 32:35וַיִּבְנוּ֩vaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpThey have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.here: and they built
- Jeremiah 33:7וּבְנִתִ֖יםuvenitimHc/Vqq1cs/Sp3mpI will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.here: and I will rebuild them
- Jeremiah 35:7תִבְנ֗וּtivnuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralNor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’here: you must build
- Jeremiah 35:9בְּנ֥וֹתbenotverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.here: to build
- Jeremiah 42:10וּבָנִ֤יתִיuvanitiHc/Vqq1cs‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.here: and I will build up
- Jeremiah 45:4בָּנִ֙יתִי֙banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularThus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.here: I have built
- Jeremiah 52:4וַיִּבְנ֥וּvaiyivnuHc/Vqw3mpSo in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.here: and they built
Lamentations1 occurrence
Ezekiel16 occurrences
- Ezekiel 4:2וּבָנִ֤יתָuvanitaHc/Vqq2msThen lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.here: and you will build
- Ezekiel 11:3בְּנ֣וֹתbenotverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’here: to build
- Ezekiel 13:10בֹּ֣נֶהbonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBecause they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,here: [is] building
- Ezekiel 16:24וַתִּבְנִי־vativni-Hc/Vqw2fsyou built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.here: and you built
- Ezekiel 16:25בָּנִית֙banitverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person feminine singularAt the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.here: you built
- Ezekiel 16:31בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbivnotayikhpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularBut when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.here: when built you
- Ezekiel 17:17וּבִבְנ֣וֹתuvivnotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.here: and when build
- Ezekiel 21:22לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.here: to build
- Ezekiel 26:14תִבָּנֶ֖הtibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularI will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’here: you will be built
- Ezekiel 27:4בֹּנַ֕יִךְbonayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.here: builders your
- Ezekiel 27:5בָּ֣נוּbanuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThey constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.here: they built
- Ezekiel 28:26וּבָנ֤וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpAnd there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”here: and they will build
- Ezekiel 36:10תִּבָּנֶֽינָה׃tibaneinahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralI will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.here: they will be rebuilt
- Ezekiel 36:33וְנִבְנ֖וּvenivnuHc/VNq3cpThis is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.here: and they will be rebuilt
- Ezekiel 36:36בָּנִ֙יתִי֙banitiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularThen the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.here: I have rebuilt
- Ezekiel 39:15וּבָנָ֥הuvanahHc/Vqq3msAs they pass through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will set up a pillar next to it, until the gravediggers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.here: and he will build
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 9:25וְלִבְנ֤וֹתvelivnotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.here: and to rebuild
- Daniel 9:25וְנִבְנְתָה֙venivnetahHc/VNq3fsKnow and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.here: and it will be built
Amos4 occurrences
- Amos 5:11בְּנִיתֶ֖םbenitemverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine pluralTherefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.here: you have built
- Amos 9:6הַבּוֹנֶ֤הhabonehthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularHe builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.here: who builds
- Amos 9:11וּבְנִיתִ֖יהָuvenitihaHc/Vqq1cs/Sp3fs“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,here: and I will rebuild it
- Amos 9:14וּבָנ֞וּuvanuHc/Vqq3cpI will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.here: and they will rebuild
Micah2 occurrences
- Micah 3:10בֹּנֶ֥הbonehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularwho build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.here: [who] build
- Micah 7:11לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)The day for rebuilding your walls will come— the day for extending your boundary.here: to build
Haggai2 occurrences
- Haggai 1:2לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פlehibanotpreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”here: to be rebuilt
- Haggai 1:8וּבְנ֣וּuvenuconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralGo up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.here: and rebuild
Zechariah7 occurrences
- Zechariah 1:16יִבָּ֣נֶהyibanehverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’here: it will be rebuilt
- Zechariah 5:11לִבְנֽוֹת־livnot-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”here: to build
- Zechariah 6:12וּבָנָ֖הuvanahHc/Vqq3msAnd you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.here: and he will build
- Zechariah 6:13יִבְנֶ֞הyivnehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularYes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’here: he will build
- Zechariah 6:15וּבָנוּ֙uvanuHc/Vqq3cpEven those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”here: and they will build
- Zechariah 8:9לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃lehibanotpreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.here: to be rebuilt
- Zechariah 9:3וַתִּ֥בֶןvativenHc/Vqw3fsTyre has built herself a fortress;she has heaped up silver like dust,and gold like the dirt of the streets.here: and it built
Malachi3 occurrences
- Malachi 1:4וְנִבְנֶ֣הvenivnehHC/Vqu1cpThough Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.here: so we may rebuild
- Malachi 1:4יִבְנ֖וּyivnuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThough Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.here: they will build
- Malachi 3:15נִבְנוּ֙nivnuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralSo now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”here: they have been built up