Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (בָּנָה) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈna/

Verb

בָּנָה • ‎(baná) ‎(pa'al construction, infinitive לִבְנוֹת, passive counterpart נִבְנָה)

1. (literally) To build, construct, raise, erect (a building, structure, or the like).
2. (figuratively) To prepare, raise, lay the foundation of, develop.
3. (בָּנֹה, banó) infinitive absolute of בָּנָה
   • 1 Kings 8:13, with translation of the King James Version:

     בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ

     banó vaníti bét z'vúl lách

     I have surely built thee an house to dwell in

4. (בֹּנֶה, boné) masculine singular present participle and present tense of בָּנָה
   • Micah 3:10, with Young's Literal Translation:

     בֹּנֶה צִיּוֹן בְּדָמִים

     boné tziyón b'damím

     Building up Zion with blood

5. (בְּנֵה, b'né) masculine singular imperative of בָּנָה
   • Numbers 23:1, with translation of the King James Version:

     בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת

     b'ne-lí vazé shiv'á mizb'chót

     Build me here seven altars

Conjugation

References

• “בנה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X.
• “H1129”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Etymology 2

Noun

בְּנָהּ • ‎(b'náh)

1. Singular form of בֵּן ‎(bén)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.
   • Exodus 4:25, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַתִּכְרֹת אֶת־עָרְלַת בְּנָהּ

     vatichrót et-orlát b'náh

     and cut off the foreskin of her son