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Hebrew word study

בָּנָהbânâh — to build (literally and figuratively)

Pronounced “baw-naw'”

to build (literally and figuratively)

Translated in the King James as: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.

Appears 372 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 16×
Genesis 2:22Genesis 4:17Genesis 8:20Genesis 10:11Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:5Genesis 11:8Genesis 12:7Genesis 12:8Genesis 13:18Genesis 16:2Genesis 22:9Genesis 26:25Genesis 30:3Genesis 33:17Genesis 35:7
Exodus — 5×
Exodus 1:11Exodus 17:15Exodus 20:25Exodus 24:4Exodus 32:5
Numbers — 10×
Numbers 13:22Numbers 21:27Numbers 23:1Numbers 23:14Numbers 23:29Numbers 32:16Numbers 32:24Numbers 32:34Numbers 32:37Numbers 32:38
Deuteronomy — 10×
Deuteronomy 6:10Deuteronomy 8:12Deuteronomy 13:16Deuteronomy 20:5Deuteronomy 20:20Deuteronomy 22:8Deuteronomy 25:9Deuteronomy 27:5Deuteronomy 27:6Deuteronomy 28:30
Joshua — 11×
Joshua 6:26Joshua 8:30Joshua 19:50Joshua 22:10Joshua 22:11Joshua 22:16Joshua 22:19Joshua 22:23Joshua 22:26Joshua 22:29Joshua 24:13
Judges — 7×
Judges 1:26Judges 6:24Judges 6:26Judges 6:28Judges 18:28Judges 21:4Judges 21:23
Ruth — 1×
Ruth 4:11
1 Samuel — 4×
1 Sam 2:351 Sam 7:171 Sam 14:35+ 1 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 8×
2 Sam 5:92 Sam 5:112 Sam 7:52 Sam 7:72 Sam 7:132 Sam 7:272 Sam 24:212 Sam 24:25
1 Kings — 64×
1 Ki 2:361 Ki 3:11 Ki 3:21 Ki 5:31 Ki 5:51 Ki 5:181 Ki 6:11 Ki 6:21 Ki 6:51 Ki 6:71 Ki 6:91 Ki 6:101 Ki 6:121 Ki 6:141 Ki 6:151 Ki 6:161 Ki 6:361 Ki 6:381 Ki 7:11 Ki 7:21 Ki 8:131 Ki 8:161 Ki 8:171 Ki 8:181 Ki 8:19+ 39 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 12×
2 Ki 12:112 Ki 14:222 Ki 15:352 Ki 16:112 Ki 16:182 Ki 17:92 Ki 21:32 Ki 21:42 Ki 21:52 Ki 22:62 Ki 23:132 Ki 25:1
1 Chronicles — 29×
1 Chr 6:101 Chr 6:321 Chr 7:241 Chr 8:121 Chr 11:81 Chr 14:11 Chr 17:41 Chr 17:61 Chr 17:101 Chr 17:121 Chr 17:251 Chr 21:221 Chr 21:261 Chr 22:21 Chr 22:51 Chr 22:61 Chr 22:71 Chr 22:81 Chr 22:101 Chr 22:111 Chr 22:191 Chr 28:21 Chr 28:31 Chr 28:61 Chr 28:10+ 4 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 60×
2 Chr 2:12 Chr 2:32 Chr 2:42 Chr 2:52 Chr 2:62 Chr 2:92 Chr 2:122 Chr 3:12 Chr 3:22 Chr 3:32 Chr 6:22 Chr 6:52 Chr 6:72 Chr 6:82 Chr 6:92 Chr 6:102 Chr 6:182 Chr 6:332 Chr 6:342 Chr 6:382 Chr 8:12 Chr 8:22 Chr 8:42 Chr 8:52 Chr 8:6+ 35 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 10×
Ezra 1:2Ezra 1:3Ezra 1:5Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:10Ezra 4:1Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 4:4+ 1 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 24×
Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 2:17Nehemiah 2:18Nehemiah 2:20Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:2Nehemiah 3:3Nehemiah 3:13Nehemiah 3:14Nehemiah 3:15Nehemiah 4:1Nehemiah 4:3Nehemiah 4:5Nehemiah 4:6Nehemiah 4:10Nehemiah 4:17Nehemiah 4:18Nehemiah 6:1Nehemiah 6:6Nehemiah 7:1Nehemiah 7:4Nehemiah 12:29+ 2 more in Nehemiah
Job — 5×
Job 3:14Job 12:14Job 20:19Job 22:23Job 27:18
Psalms — 12×
Psalms 28:5Psalms 51:18Psalms 69:35Psalms 78:69Psalms 89:2Psalms 89:4Psalms 102:16Psalms 118:22Psalms 122:3Psalms 127:1Psalms 147:2+ 1 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 9:1Proverbs 14:1Proverbs 24:3Proverbs 24:27
Ecclesiastes — 3×
Eccles 2:4Eccles 3:3Eccles 9:14
Song of Solomon — 2×
Song 4:4Song 8:9
Isaiah — 12×
Isaiah 5:2Isaiah 9:10Isaiah 25:2Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 44:28Isaiah 45:13Isaiah 58:12Isaiah 60:10Isaiah 61:4Isaiah 65:21Isaiah 65:22Isaiah 66:1
Jeremiah — 23×
Jeremiah 1:10Jeremiah 7:31Jeremiah 12:16Jeremiah 18:9Jeremiah 19:5Jeremiah 22:13Jeremiah 22:14Jeremiah 24:6Jeremiah 29:5Jeremiah 29:28Jeremiah 30:18Jeremiah 31:4Jeremiah 31:28Jeremiah 31:38Jeremiah 32:31Jeremiah 32:35Jeremiah 33:7Jeremiah 35:7Jeremiah 35:9Jeremiah 42:10Jeremiah 45:4Jeremiah 52:4+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 3:5
Ezekiel — 16×
Ezekiel 4:2Ezekiel 11:3Ezekiel 13:10Ezekiel 16:24Ezekiel 16:25Ezekiel 16:31Ezekiel 17:17Ezekiel 21:22Ezekiel 26:14Ezekiel 27:4Ezekiel 27:5Ezekiel 28:26Ezekiel 36:10Ezekiel 36:33Ezekiel 36:36Ezekiel 39:15
Daniel — 2×
Daniel 9:25+ 1 more in Daniel
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 8:14
Amos — 4×
Amos 5:11Amos 9:6Amos 9:11Amos 9:14
Micah — 2×
Micah 3:10Micah 7:11
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:12
Zephaniah — 1×
Zeph 1:13
Haggai — 2×
Haggai 1:2Haggai 1:8
Zechariah — 7×
Zech 1:16Zech 5:11Zech 6:12Zech 6:13Zech 6:15Zech 8:9Zech 9:3
Malachi — 3×
Malachi 1:4Malachi 3:15+ 1 more in Malachi

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