Original Language Studio
Nehemiah 4:11
“And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּנָהbânâh · baw-naw'
H1129 · Hebrew
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
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- בּוֹנִ֧ים — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- 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.