בֹּ֣נֶה

𐤁𐤍𐤄

boneh

building

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

H1129

Genesis 4:17 · Word #10

Lexicon H1129

Lemmaבָּנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍𐤄
Transliterationbânâh
Strong'sH1129
In-contextbuilding

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1129-18

one who builds

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute from בנה. Functions substantivally ("builder") or verbally ("building") depending on context, expressing ongoing or characteristic action.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, denoting an ongoing or characteristic action. "One who builds" preserves the active, continuous sense of the participle and reflects the simple (Qal) stem, while maintaining the masculine singular reference inherent in the morphology.

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

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, rebuild, produce offspring, establish a household)

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