Lexical Summary bena or benah: to build Original Word: בְּנָאTransliteration: bena or benah Phonetic Spelling: (ben-aw') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to build Meaning: to build Strong's Concordance build, make (Aramaic) or bnah (Aramaic) {ben-aw'}; corresponding to banah; to build -- build, make. see HEBREW banah Brown-Driver-Briggs H1124. bena or benah [בְּנָא בְּבָה,] 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 5:2 +, לְמִבְבְיָה 5:9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M§ 64 u or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-CA 8. 64), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str§ 23 l Ml.c.) 5:3; 5:13; Participle active plural בָּנַ֫יִן 4:12 +; passive בְּנֵה 5:11 (see on forms K§ 47, Belsp. pass.); — build: with accusative of temple 5:2-3, 9, 11, 13, 17; 6:7-8, so 5:4 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); passive of temple 5:11; with accusative of city 4:12; Daniel 4:27; absolute Ezra 6:14 (twice in verse). Hithpe`el be built: Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:15; 6:3; 3feminine singular תִּתְבְּנֵא of city 6:13; 6:16; 6:21; Participle מִתְבְּנֵא of temple 5:8 (with accusative mater.), 5:16. |