בָנ֖וּ

𐤁𐤍𐤅

vanu

built

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

H1129

Nehemiah 3:2 · Word #3

Lexicon H1129

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

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H1129-56

we have built

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsbuild, construct, establish, create, son-making
Semantic RangeLiteral: construct buildings/altars/cities; Figurative: establish families ('build a house' = have sons), repair, set up, rebuild; causative sense emphasizes effecting construction.
Conceptual SignificanceRepresents divine and human creative order from Genesis (Cain's city) to restoration prophecies; covenantal imagery of God 'building' David's house (dynasty) and ultimate messianic temple; underscores community establishment vital to Israelite identity and eschatological hope.
Morphological NotesHiphil (HV) perfect qal participle 1cp (HVqp1cp) and Hiphil/Raphe sequential perfect 1cp (HR/Sp1cp); 1st person common plural with ונוּ suffix; surfaces show raphe (unstressed) variants like בָנ֣וּ.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the core meaning of the בנה root ('to build') in its Hiphil stem (causative building/establishing action) and reflects the 1cp morphology ('-nu' suffix = 'we') across forms like HVqp1cp and HR/Sp1cp, indicating perfective 'we have built' for completed group action by speakers.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (build, construct, establish, create, son-making)

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