KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A structure made for habitation or use. Sense 2: The act of constructing.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Joshua 22:19
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
Now the building that was before the seperate place, at the end toward the West, was seuenty cubites broad, and the wall of the building was fiue cubites thicke round about, and the length thereof ninety cubites.
So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
So he measured the house, an hundreth cubites long, and the separate place and the building with the walles thereof, an hundreth cubites long.
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;
And he measured the length of the building ouer against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side, and on the other side an hundreth cubites with the inner temple, and the porches of the court.
1611 marginal noteOr, seuerall walkes, Or, walkes with pillars.
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.
¶ Then he brought me foorth into the vtter court, the way toward the North, and hee brought mee into the chamber, that was ouer against the separate place, & 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.
Now the vpper-chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher then these, then the lower, and then the middlemost of the building.
1611 marginal noteOr, did eate of these.
1611 marginal noteOr, and the building consisted of the lower and the middle-most.
For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitned more then the lowest, and the middlemost from the ground.
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.
The chambers were in the thickenes of the wall of the court toward the East, ouer against the separate place, and ouer against the building.
And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
And there was a new building round about in them, round about them foure and it was made with boyling places vnder the rowes round about.
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Then said the Iewes, Fourty and six yeres was this Temple in building, and wilt thou reare it vp in three dayes?
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
For wee are labourers together with God, ye are Gods husbandry, yee are Gods building.
1611 marginal noteOr, tillage.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A fabric or edifice constructed for use or convenience, as a house, church, or shop.
