Strong's H1129 – בָּנָה banah (baw-naw')

1. to build (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root]

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בָּנָה occurs 377 times in the Old Testament

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)

וַיִּבֶן֩ — Occurs 61 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 2:22
לִבְנֹ֥ת — Occurs 49 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Genesis 11:8
בָּנָ֤ה — Occurs 41 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 20:5
בָנִ֛יתִי — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. 1 Kings 8:13
יִבְנֶ֖ה — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 25:9
וַיִּבְנ֣וּ — Occurs 15 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 32:34
תִבְנֶ֥ה — Occurs 12 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Exodus 20:25
בָּנ֖וּ — Occurs 11 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Genesis 11:5
בֹּ֣נֶה — Occurs 10 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 4:17
וּבָנ֤וּ — Occurs 10 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Isaiah 58:12
וּבָנָ֞ה — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Joshua 6:26
וּבָנִ֣יתָ — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 20:20
הַבֹּנִ֖ים — Occurs 5 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. Ezra 3:10
יִבָּנֶ֑ה — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Job 12:14
נִבְנֶ֥ה — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural — e.g. Numbers 32:16
וּבָנִ֤יתִי — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — e.g. 1 Samuel 2:35
בְנִיתֶ֔ם — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Joshua 24:13
בְּנ֧וֹת — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 1 Chronicles 6:32
תִּבָּנֶ֥ה — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Numbers 21:27
בְּנֵה־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Numbers 23:1
וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. 2 Kings 12:11
בְּנֽוּ־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 32:24
אֶבְנֶה־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. 2 Samuel 7:27
בּוֹנִ֣ים — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. Ezra 4:1
נִבְנֶה־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural — e.g. Genesis 11:4
יִבְנֶ֔נּוּ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Nehemiah 3:14
וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 30:18
וְלִבְנ֖וֹת — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 1 Chronicles 29:19
וּבְנוּ֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. 1 Chronicles 22:19
וּבָנִ֔ינוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural — e.g. Nehemiah 2:18
וּבְנִיתִים֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural — e.g. Jeremiah 24:6
וְנִבְנ֖וּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Jeremiah 12:16
תִּבְנוּ־ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Isaiah 66:1
יִבְנוּ֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Isaiah 65:22
בָּנְתָ֣ה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Proverbs 9:1
תִּבָּנֶ֔ינָה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural — e.g. Isaiah 44:26
תִּבָּנֶ֑ה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Job 22:23
וַתִּ֧בֶן — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. 1 Chronicles 7:24
מִבְּנ֖וֹת — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 1 Kings 15:21
וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. 1 Kings 8:20
נִבְנְתָ֔ה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Numbers 13:22
בָנִֽיתָ׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 6:10
בִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤ם — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural — e.g. Joshua 22:16
בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular — e.g. 1 Kings 6:7
לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃פ — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Haggai 1:2
נִבְנָ֥ה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. 1 Kings 3:2
נִבְנוּ֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural — Malachi 3:15
בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 16:31
בָּנ֖וּי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular — Song of Solomon 4:4
וְנִבְנֶ֣ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural — Malachi 1:4
וּבְנִיתִ֖יהָ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular — Amos 9:11
הַבּוֹנֶ֤ה — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — Amos 9:6
בֹּנַ֕יִךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 27:4
וּבִבְנ֣וֹת — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Ezekiel 17:17
אֶבְנֵךְ֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular — Jeremiah 31:4
וְֽנִבְנֵ֔ית — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular — Jeremiah 31:4
וַתִּבְנִי־ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 16:24
בָּנִית֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 16:25
וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person feminine singular — Nehemiah 2:5
אִבָּנֶ֖ה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular — Genesis 16:2
וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular — Genesis 30:3
הַבָּנֽוּי׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular — Judges 6:28
בֹּנֵ֧י — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — 1 Kings 5:18
וּבֹנֵ֥י — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — 1 Kings 5:18
וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — 1 Kings 6:38
בָּנֹ֥ה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute — 1 Kings 8:13
וְאֶבְנֶה־ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular — 1 Chronicles 21:22
הַנִּבְנֶ֥ה — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular — 1 Chronicles 22:19
וְיִ֗בֶן — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular — Ezra 1:3
בּוֹנֵ֣ה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct — Psalms 147:2
וְנִבְנֶה֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural — Nehemiah 2:17
בָנ֔וּהוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular — Nehemiah 3:13
וַנִּבְנֶה֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural — Nehemiah 4:6
וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Nehemiah 4:18
וּבוֹנִ֑ים — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Nehemiah 4:18
בְּנוּיִֽם׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural — Nehemiah 7:4
יִבְנֵֽם׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural — Psalms 28:5
וְ֭יִבְנֶה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular — Psalms 69:35
הַבְּנוּיָ֑ה — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular — Psalms 122:3
בוֹנָ֣יו — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — Psalms 127:1