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Joshua 22:23
“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- לִ — preposition
- בְנ֥וֹת — verb Qal, infinitive construct
- Usage
- Occurs 377 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:22Genesis 4:17Genesis 8:20Genesis 10:11Genesis 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.
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.