בנה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ב־נ־ה (b-n-h) |
From the root ב־נ־ה (b-n-h). Cognate with Arabic بَنَىٰ (banā), Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm, “to build”), Aramaic ܒ݁ܳܢܶܐ (bnā), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐𐎊 (bny).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (בָּנָה) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /baˈna/
Verb[edit]
בָּנָה • (baná) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לִבְנוֹת, passive counterpart נִבְנָה)
- (literally) To build, construct, raise, erect (a building, structure, or the like).
- (figuratively) To prepare, raise, lay the foundation of, develop.
- (בָּנֹה, banó) infinitive absolute of בָּנָה
- Tanach, 1 Kings 8:13, with translation of the King James Version:
- בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ
- banó vaníti bét z'vúl lách
- I have surely built thee an house to dwell in
- (בֹּנֶה, boné) masculine singular present participle and present tense of בָּנָה
- Tanach, Micah 3:10, with Young's Literal Translation:
- בֹּנֶה צִיּוֹן בְּדָמִים
- boné tziyón b'damím
- Building up Zion with blood
- (בְּנֵה, b'né) masculine singular imperative of בָּנָה
- Tanach, Numbers 23:1, with translation of the King James Version:
- בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת
- b'ne-lí vazé shiv'á mizb'chót
- Build me here seven altars
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of בָּנָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | בָּנִיתִי | בָּנִינוּ | ||
| second | בָּנִיתָ | בָּנִית | בְּנִיתֶם1 | בְּנִיתֶן1 | |
| third | בָּנָה | בָּנְתָה | בָּנוּ | ||
| present | בּוֹנֶה | בּוֹנָה | בּוֹנִים | בּוֹנוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶבְנֶה | נִבְנֶה | ||
| second | תִּבְנֶה | תִּבְנִי | תִּבְנוּ | תִּבְנֶינָה2 | |
| third | יִבְנֶה | תִּבְנֶה | יִבְנוּ | תִּבְנֶינָה2 | |
| imperative | בְּנֵה | בְּנִי | בְּנוּ | בְּנֶינָה2 | |
| notes | |||||
Derived terms[edit]
- בַּנַּאי (banái)
References[edit]
- “בנה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN.
- H1129 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
בְּנָהּ • (b'náh)
- 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
- vatichrót et-orlát b'náh
- and cut off the foreskin of her son