Deuteronomy 20:5:7Deut.20.5.W7TAB

בָּנָ֤ה

bana

has built

Transliteration
ba-NA
Extended
baa-NAH
IPA
/baːˈnaː/

Meaning by language

English
has built

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + נָ֤ה
ba + na
bana

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-NA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH

  3. clause

    ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to

  4. sentence

    ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu

Exegesis

The perfect verb bānāh {בָּנָ֤ה | bānāh} contrasts with the non-occurrence of ḥănākô {חֲנָכ֔וֹ | ḥănākô} to define the situation.

Root and etymology

בּ-נ-הb–n–h

build

In contextDeuteronomy 20:5

The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 20:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word בָּנָ֤ה (bana) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.20.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W7.S1) and character.