Original Language Studio
Nehemiah 4:12
“And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.” (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
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ֨ — particle (definite article)
- בּוֹנִ֔ים — 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.