בנה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ב־נ־ה (b-n-h)
7 terms

From Proto-Semitic *banay- (to build). Cognate with Arabic بَنَى (banā), Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm), Aramaic בְּנָא (bənā), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐𐎊 (bny).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. (literally) to build, to construct, to raise, to erect (a building, structure, or the like)
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 8:13, with translation of the King James Version:
      בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ
      banó vaníti bet z'vúl lakh
      bɔnô ḇɔnīṯī bēṯ zəḇul lɔḵ
      I have surely built thee an house to dwell in
    • Tanach, Micah 3:10, with Young's Literal Translation:
      בֹּנֶה צִיּוֹן בְּדָמִים
      boné tsiyón b'damím
      bonɛ̂ ṣiyyōn bəḏɔmīm
      Building up Zion with blood
    • Tanach, Numbers 23:1, with translation of the King James Version:
      בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת
      b'né-li vazé shiv'á mizb'khót
      bənê-lī ḇɔzɛ̂ šiḇʕɔ̂ mizbəḥoṯ
      Build me here seven altars
  2. (figuratively) to prepare, to raise, to lay the foundation of, to develop
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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בְּנָהּ (bnah, bənɔh)

  1. singular form of בֵּן (bén) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:25, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַתִּכְרֹת אֶת־עָרְלַת בְּנָהּ
      vatikhrót et-orlát bnah
      wattiḵroṯ ʔɛṯ-ʕɔrlaṯ bənɔh
      and cut off the foreskin of her son