Strong’s H1124 · Hebrew
בְּנָא
bᵉnâʼ
ben-aw'
Definition
to build
Etymology
(Aramaic) or בְּנָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129 (בָּנָה);
Where the KJV renders it
- build
- make
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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