ba.nah H1129

בָּנָה (ba.nah) means “to build” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בָּנָה Hebrew · H1129 376 tagged occurrences in 345 verses

Pronunciation guide: baw-naw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1129

בָּנָה · ba.nah · to build

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) Aramaic equivalent: be.nah (בְּנָה "to build" H1124)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively)

KJV glosses: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

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How translators render H1129

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to build	32
built	27
he built	17
build	12
i have built	11
he had built	8
will build	8
and built	7
rebuilt	7
and build	5
and rebuild	4
building	4
had built	4
to rebuild	4
will rebuild	4
you built	4
are building	3
be rebuilt	3
builders	3
built up	3
he built up	3
i will build	3
let us build	3
rebuilding	3
rebuilt it	3
they have built	3
where he built	3
will be rebuilt	3
am building	2
and fortified	2
builds	2
fortifying	2
had used for building	2
has built	2
have built	2
he rebuilt	2
i built	2
in building	2
in which to build	2
is built up	2
manasseh also built	2
solomon built	2
that i may build	2
the builders	2
the one to build it	2
they will build	2
they will rebuild	2
to be rebuilt	2
to him who builds	2
were building	2
who built	2
who rebuilt	2
and build up	1
and builders	1
and building	1
and built a city	1
and have built	1
and he built	1
and he built up	1
and he worked	1
and i will build	1
and rebuilds	1
and the danites rebuilt	1
and they built	1
and to build	1
and to erect	1
and will rebuild them	1
and you will be rebuilt	1
as a result they built	1
asa built	1
been built	1
been rebuilt	1
began to build	1
build up	1
builds up	1
built it up	1
but we will rebuild	1
but when you built	1
by building	1
cain built	1
can build a family	1
construct	1
constructed	1
construction	1
elijah built	1
for building	1
for rebuilding	1
for the construction	1
had been rebuilt	1
have rebuilt	1
he also built	1
he builds	1
he has besieged	1
he lined	1
he made	1
he partitioned off	1
i am about to build	1
i can build a family	1
i had rebuilt	1
i have indeed built	1
i should build	1
i will build them up	1
i will build you	1
if we have built	1
is built	1
is the one who will build	1
it had been built	1
it was built	1
its builders	1
jacob built	1
laid	1
let it be rebuilt	1
let us rebuild	1
maintain	1
manasseh rebuilt	1
may build	1
moreover you are to build	1
must build	1
of the builders	1
or against us by building	1
prosper	1
rebuild them	1
she will be rebuilt	1
so abram built	1
so he built the temple	1
so isaac built	1
so solomon built	1
so that i may rebuild it	1
so they built	1
so we rebuilt	1
solomon had built	1
that i will build up	1
that is built	1
that will be built	1
that you will build	1
the construction	1
the newly built	1
the one to build	1
then build	1
then he built	1
then i will build	1
then they will be established	1
they built	1
they constructed	1
they had built	1
they rebuilt	1
they will be rebuilt	1
time he had built	1
to be built	1
to build it	1
to form	1
together built up	1
using	1
was constructed	1
was rebuilt	1
we want to build	1
we will build	1
were rebuilding	1
when the builders	1
when you build	1
which you have built	1
while it was being built	1
who build	1
who were rebuilding	1
who will build	1
will set up	1
will they build houses	1
will you build	1
worked	1
you build	1
you have built	1
you may build	1
you shall build	1
you will be restored	1
you will build	1
your builders	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to build	28
built	24
he built	15
and he built	14
build	12
and built	11
and build	7
builded	7
he shall build	7
which i have built	6
and they built	5
thou shalt not build	5
had built	4
that he had built	4
which he built	4
also he built	3
and builded	3
and builders	3
and i will build	3
and they shall build	3
did build	3
had builded	3
let us build	3
shall be builded	3
shall be built	3
was built	3
and buildeth	2
and have built	2
and he builded	2
and to build	2
and will build	2
be built	2
builders	2
building	2
for the building	2
i will build	2
me to build	2
shall build up	2
that he built	2
that i may build	2
thou shalt be built	2
was building	2
we will build	2
which he had built	2
who built	2
will build	2
again i will build	1
against it and build	1
against it and built	1
against it and they built	1
against us in building	1
and build up	1
and building	1
and hast built	1
and he repaired	1
and it cannot be built again	1
and let us build up	1
and next to them builded	1
and one built up	1
and repaired	1
and there builded	1
and there he builded	1
and there he built	1
and there shalt thou build	1
and they builded	1
and they have built	1
and thou shalt build	1
and when the builders	1
are set up	1
are to be built	1
as i built	1
be that i may obtain children	1
before the builders	1
behold i build	1
buildeth	1
but i have built	1
but we will build	1
doth build up	1
even he shall build	1
even that which they build	1
for he built	1
for he built up	1
for her then did he build	1
for the builders	1
for they also built	1
for to build	1
from thence and built	1
hath builded	1
have built	1
he buildeth	1
he even built	1
he hath builded against	1
he that buildeth	1
him to build	1
himself and built up	1
i builded	1
i have surely	1
i then that i should build	1
in building	1
in that thou buildest	1
in that ye have builded	1
in thy room he shall build	1
is builded	1
it and built	1
it shall not be built again	1
made	1
might be built	1
moreover he built	1
neither shall ye build	1
nor to build	1
not build	1
not builded	1
of building	1
of thee shall build	1
of thee to build	1
out of his place and he shall build	1
shall be built up	1
shalt thou build	1
should be built	1
so built	1
so he built	1
so they built	1
that build	1
that hath built	1
that he began to build	1
that i had builded	1
that i have builded	1
that i have built	1
that i may also have children	1
that i will be with thee and build	1
that is to be built	1
that might build	1
that they built	1
that they had built	1
that thou wilt build	1
that we builded	1
that we have built	1
that will not build up	1
that ye build	1
the builders	1
the building	1
thee and thou shalt be built	1
thee to build	1
them and not build them up	1
them in building	1
them to build	1
then shall he set up	1
then shall they be built	1
then will i build	1
therefore and build	1
therein and have built	1
therein and shall build	1
they build up	1
they built	1
they have built	1
they have made	1
they shall also build	1
they shall build	1
they shall not build	1
they which builded	1
thou and build	1
thou buildest	1
thou hast also built	1
thou hast built	1
thou shalt be built up	1
thou shalt build	1
thy builders	1
to be builded	1
to build up	1
to him that buildeth	1
unto him build	1
unto him that buildeth	1
unto me thou shalt not build	1
unto me to build	1
unto them let us build	1
unto them ye have nothing to do with us to build	1
when it was in building	1
when thou buildest	1
wherein he built	1
which built	1
which he builded	1
which he made	1
which i am about to build	1
which i build	1
which i have builded	1
which they builded	1
which thou art in building	1
which thou buildedst	1
which thou hast built	1
which ye built	1
while it was in building	1
why build	1
why have ye not built	1
with her thou shalt build	1
ye have built	1
ye shall be built	1

Verses containing H1129

Page 6 of 7. 345 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Job 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
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Job 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
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Job 27:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
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Psalms 28:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
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Psalms 51:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
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Source alternate reference: 51.20
Psalms 69:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
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Source alternate reference: 69.36
Psalms 78:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
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Psalms 89:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
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Source alternate reference: 89.3
Psalms 89:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
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Source alternate reference: 89.5
Psalms 102:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
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Source alternate reference: 102.17
Psalms 118:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Psalms 122:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
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Psalms 127:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
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Psalms 147:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
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Proverbs 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
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Proverbs 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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Proverbs 24:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
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Proverbs 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
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Ecclesiastes 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
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Ecclesiastes 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,
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Ecclesiastes 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
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Song of Solomon 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
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Song of Solomon 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
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Isaiah 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
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Isaiah 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
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Source alternate reference: 9.9
Isaiah 25:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
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Isaiah 44:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
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Isaiah 44:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
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Isaiah 45:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
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Isaiah 58:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
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Isaiah 60:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
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Isaiah 61:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
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Isaiah 65:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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Isaiah 65:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
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Isaiah 66:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
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Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
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Jeremiah 7:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
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Jeremiah 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.
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Jeremiah 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,
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Jeremiah 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.
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Jeremiah 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
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Jeremiah 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
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Jeremiah 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
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Jeremiah 29:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.
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Jeremiah 29:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
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Jeremiah 30:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
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Jeremiah 31:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
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Jeremiah 31:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 31:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
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Jeremiah 32:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence
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