וַ/יִּ֨בֶן֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍
vayiven
and he built
a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
2 Kings 21:3 · Word #2
Lexicon H1129
| Lemma | בָּנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bânâh |
| Strong's | H1129 |
| In-context | and he built |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1129-60
and he built
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3ms; narrative past sequence form from בָּנָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action performed by a single male subject. "And he built" preserves the simple active force of the Qal stem and reflects the masculine singular subject inherent in the morphology. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בנה (building, constructing, establishing, founding, building up (household or lineage))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H68-02 |
avanayv | his building-stones |
H68-04 |
avanim | building-stones |
H68-05 |
aven | a building-stone |
Word Usage (377 occurrences of H1129)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:22 | וַ/יִּבֶן֩ | vayiven | and built |
| Genesis 4:17 | בֹּ֣נֶה | boneh | building |
| Genesis 8:20 | וַ/יִּ֥בֶן | vayiven | and built |