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2 Chronicles 8:5

“Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בָּנָהbânâh · baw-naw'
H1129 · Hebrew

Definition: to build (literally and figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּ֜בֶן — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 377 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:22 Genesis 4:17 Genesis 8:20 Genesis 10:11 Genesis 11:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּנָה here.

Verse 4 Verse 6

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.