Strong's H1146 · Hebrew
בִּנְיָן
binyân · /bin-yawn'/
Definition
an edifice
KJV: building.
Root / derivation: from H1129 (בָּנָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בִּנְיָן across 6 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Ezekiel6 verses
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Ezekiel 41:12Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
Ezekiel 41:15And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court; galleries: or, several walks, or, walks with pillars
Ezekiel 42:1Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
Ezekiel 42:5Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. were higher: or, did eat of these than the lower: or, and the building consisted of the lower and the middlemost
Ezekiel 42:10The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1146 (binyân) mean?
an edifice
How many times does H1146 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1146 (בִּנְיָן) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “building.”
How is binyân translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1146 is rendered as “building” (7×).
Where does the Hebrew word בִּנְיָן come from?
from H1129 (בָּנָה);