וּ/בָנָ֥ה

𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤄

uvanah

and he built

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

H1129

2 Kings 21:4 · Word #1

Lexicon H1129

Lemmaבָּנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍𐤄
Transliterationbânâh
Strong'sH1129
In-contextand he built

Morphology HC/Vqq3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1129-40

and he built up

Morphological NotesVerb from root בנה in Qal stem; forms include wayyiqtol (Vqq3ms) and one perfect with conjunctive waw (Vqp3ms). Third person masculine singular throughout.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction (primarily wayyiqtol), indicating sequential past action: "and he built." The rendering "built up" preserves the root sense of constructive establishment, whether of structures, cities, altars, or households, while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, rebuild, build up (house, city, family))

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