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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-NA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH
- 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
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.