Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
building
Usage: structure, building Aramaic equivalent: bin.yan (בִּנְיָן "building" H1147)
Strong's Number
H1146
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
1
Strong's H1146 Quick Answer
Strong's H1146 בִּניָן (binyan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. binyan (bin-yawn') n-m. 1. an edifice [from H1129] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include building. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- binyan (bin-yawn') n-m. 1. an edifice [from H1129]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- building
Meaning and Definition
binyan (bin-yawn') n-m. 1. an edifice [from H1129] KJV: building. Root(s): H1129
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1146. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1146 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render binyan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
building
Ezekiel 40:5
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How Strong's H1146 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1146 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1146 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
Now 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.
And 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;
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1146.
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.
Now 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.
And 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;
Then 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.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1146, grouped by book.
Ezekiel 6 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1146 FAQ
What does binyan (בִּנְיָן) mean?
Binyan (Strong's H1146) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "building". binyan (bin-yawn') n-m. 1. an edifice [from H1129]
How many times is binyan (בִּנְיָן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H1146 across 1 book.
Where can I study binyan (בִּנְיָן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1146 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate binyan (בִּנְיָן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as building. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.