Lexicon bena or benah: Builder Original Word: בְּנָא Strong's Exhaustive Concordance build, make (Aramaic) or bnah (Aramaic) {ben-aw'}; corresponding to banah; to build -- build, make. see HEBREW banah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to banah Definition to build NASB Translation building (2), built (4), rebuild (6), rebuilding (3), rebuilt (5), reconstructing (1), under construction (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [בְּבָה, בְּנָא] verb build (Biblical Hebrew בָּנָה); — Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular suffix 3 masculine singular בְּנָ֫הִי Ezra 5:11; 1singular suffix בֶּנַיְתַהּ Daniel 4:27; Imperfect3masculine plural יִבְנוֺן Ezra 6:7; Infinitive לְמִבְנֵא Ezra 5:2 +, לְמִבְבְיָה Ezra 5:9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M§ 64 u or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-CA 8. 64), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str§ 23 l Ml.c.) Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:13; Participle active plural בָּנַ֫יִן Ezra 4:12 +; passive בְּנֵה Ezra 5:11 (see on forms K§ 47, Belsp. pass.); — build: with accusative of temple Ezra 5:2,3,9,11,13,17; Ezra 6:7,8, so Ezra 5:4 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); passive of temple Ezra 5:11; with accusative of city Ezra 4:12; Daniel 4:27; absolute Ezra 6:14 (twice in verse). Hithpe`el be built: Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:3; 3feminine singular תִּתְבְּנֵא of city Ezra 6:13; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:21; Participle מִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:8 (with accusative mater.), Ezra 5:16. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Aramaic, corresponding to the Hebrew בָּנָה (banah)Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 3618: οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō) • to build, construct Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of construction or building, both in a literal and figurative sense. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Ezra and Daniel. Context: The Aramaic verb בְּנָא (benā') is primarily found in the post-exilic books of the Old Testament, reflecting the historical context of the Jewish people during and after the Babylonian exile. The term is used to describe the physical act of building structures, such as the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. For instance, in the book of Ezra, the word is used to describe the efforts of the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, as seen in Ezra 5:2: "Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them." Forms and Transliterations בְּנָ֖הִי בְנֵ֜ה בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ בָּנַ֔יִן בָּנַ֣יִן בָּנַֽיִן׃ בנה בנהי בנין בנין׃ בניתה וּבְנ֣וֹ וּבָנַ֤יִן ובנו ובנין יִבְנ֥וֹן יִתְבְּנֵ֔א יִתְבְּנֵ֥א יבנון יתבנא לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה לְמִבְנֵ֔א לְמִבְנֵ֖א לְמִבְנֵ֛א לִבְּנֵ֔א לִבְּנֵֽא׃ לבנא לבנא׃ למבנא למבניה מִתְבְּנֵ֖א מִתְבְּנֵא֙ מתבנא תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א תִתְבְּנֵ֔א תתבנא bā·na·yin baNayin bānayin bə·nā·hî ḇĕ·nay·ṯah ḇə·nêh beNahi bənāhî ḇĕnayṯah ḇənêh lə·miḇ·nê lə·miḇ·nə·yāh ləmiḇnê ləmiḇnəyāh lemivNe lemivneYah lib·bə·nê libbeNe libbənê miṯ·bə·nê mitbeNe miṯbənê tiṯ·bə·nê ṯiṯ·bə·nê titbeNe tiṯbənê ṯiṯbənê ū·ḇā·na·yin ū·ḇə·nōw ūḇānayin ūḇənōw uvaNayin uveNo venayTah veNeh yiḇ·nō·wn yiḇnōwn yiṯ·bə·nê yitbeNe yiṯbənê yivNonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 4:12 HEB: מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א וּבִֽאישְׁתָּא֙ בָּנַ֔יִן [וְשׁוּרַיָּ כ] NAS: to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious KJV: unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious INT: the rebellious and evil are rebuilding wall complete Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 4:21 Ezra 5:2 Ezra 5:3 Ezra 5:4 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:9 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:13 Ezra 5:15 Ezra 5:16 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 6:3 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:14 Ezra 6:14 Daniel 4:30 22 Occurrences |