The meaning of “בָּנָה”
Understanding bânâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. - to build (literally and figuratively) ...
בָּנָה
(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. - to build (literally and figuratively) 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:8 | “And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.” Word: בָּנָה (bânâh) | |
| Ruth 4:11 | “And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:” Word: בָּנָה (bânâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 9:3 | “And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,” Word: בָּנָה (bânâh) | |
| Ecclesiastes 3:3 | “A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;” Word: בָּנָה (bânâh) | |
| Daniel 9:25 | “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” Word: בָּנָה (bânâh) |