בֵּן
bên · H1121 · Hebrew · 4,933 occurrences
This name belongs to 4 people
Meanings
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son, child, descendant
Direct or indirect human offspring, either male or indeterminate, either biologically or through adoption
ExamplesGenesis 3:16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”
Genesis 4:17 Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
Genesis 4:25 Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, “God has appointed me another child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
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young, colt, calf, foal, cub
Direct offspring of animals, either male or indeterminate
ExamplesGenesis 18:7 Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it.
Genesis 18:8 He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate.
Genesis 49:11 “He ties his foal to the vine, And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine; He washes his garments in wine, And his robes in the blood of grapes.
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youth, young person
People of relatively young age
ExamplesProverbs 7:7 And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,
Song of Solomon 2:3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Ezekiel 2:4 “So I am sending you to those who are impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says:’
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child > part
Member of a larger group of related people or objects, referred to as a child of that larger group
ExamplesGenesis 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 11:5 Now the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the men had built.
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inhabitants of, originating from
Literally: children of a town, region, nation; hence: people, animals, or products that are inhabitants of or originating from a place, town, region, or nation, as if they were the offspring of that place
ExamplesGenesis 29:1 Then Jacob set out on his journey, and went to the land of the people of the east.
Deuteronomy 32:14 Curds of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs And rams, the breed of Bashan, and of goats, With the best of the wheat; And you drank wine of the blood of grapes.
Judges 6:3 For whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and march against them.
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at the age of...
Literally: son (of a number of years); hence: state in which humans and animals have a certain age, referred to as a child of a certain number of years
ExamplesGenesis 5:32 Now after Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:6 Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.
Genesis 11:10 These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he fathered Arpachshad, two years after the flood;
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one that is...
State of being associated with a certain time of day, referred to as a child of that time
ExamplesIsaiah 14:12 “How you have fallen from heaven, You star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who defeated the nations!
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one who is..., one that is...
State of being associated with a certain attribute, attitude, or behavior, referred to as a child of that attribute, attitude, or behavior
ExamplesGenesis 15:2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
Judges 19:22 While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless men, surrounded the house, pushing one another at the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house that we may have relations with him.”
Judges 21:10 And the congregation sent twelve thousand of the valiant warriors there, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, along with the women and the children.
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Title used by a male person to address someone else whom he considers superior to himself, as if he were that person's child ((your) son > (your) subordinate)
Examples2 Kings 8:9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ loads; and he came and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
2 Kings 16:7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the hand of the king of Aram, and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
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my son, my children
Title used to address a person (male if in singular) who is regarded with some degree of affection, as if he were the speaker's child
ExamplesGenesis 43:29 And as he raised his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
Joshua 7:19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”
1 Samuel 3:6 And the LORD called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son, go back and lie down.”
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Benjaminite
See בֶּן־יְמִינִי
ExamplesJudges 20:13 “Now then, turn over the men, the worthless men who are in Gibeah, so that we may put them to death and remove this wickedness from Israel.” But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
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Valley of the Son of Hinnom
See גַּיְא
Examples2 Kings 23:10 He also defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so that no one would make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.
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the People's Gate
One of the gates in Jerusalem, through which the kings of Judah used to enter and leave the city
ExamplesJeremiah 17:19 This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem;
How it’s used In 10 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
4,619 occurrences in 725 groups
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 639
- הוּhis 482
- שָׁנֶהyear 180
- אָדָםhuman, humankind, human being(s) 155
- יmy 134
- ךָyour 110
- Other words · 458 groups that occur once or twice (615) 615
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
189 occurrences in 84 groups
- שְׁנַיִםtwo 30
- יָלַדto bear 22
- שָׁלוֹשׁthree 12
- יָדַעto know 6
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 6
- עֶשֶׂרten 6
- Other words · 65 groups that occur once or twice (82) 82
Named alongside itApposition
1,646 occurrences in 506 groups
- כֶּבֶשׂlamb 50
- פַּרbull 33
- יְהוֹשׁוּעַJoshua 31
- יָרׇבְעָםJeroboam 30
- שְׁלֹמֹהSolomon 29
- בְּנָיָהBenaiah 23
- Other words · 330 groups that occur once or twice (437) 437
What it doesIt is the subject
657 occurrences in 146 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 65
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 45
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 36
- אָמַרto say 25
- יָשַׁבto dwell, to live, to sit 22
- יָצָאto go out 19
- Other words · 87 groups that occur once or twice (108) 108
What is done to itIt is the object
404 occurrences in 109 groups
- יָלַדto bear 87
- לָקַחto take, to receive 28
- הָיָהto be, to become 18
- צָוָהto give orders 17
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 14
- יָצָאto go out 12
- Other words · 77 groups that occur once or twice (95) 95
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רָאָהto see 1
What it is said to bePredicate
436 occurrences in 435 groups
- שְׁנַיִםtwo 26
- אֵלֶּהthese 21
- אֶלֶףthousand 14
- שָׁלוֹשׁthree 14
- בֵּןson 11
- שֵׁשׁsix 11
- Other words · 392 groups that occur once or twice (483) 483
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
261 occurrences in 151 groups
- אֵלֶּהthese 40
- הוּאhe, she, it 13
- בֵּןson 11
- הֵםthey, them 8
- אָחbrother 8
- מִזְמוֹרpsalm, song 7
- Other words · 130 groups that occur once or twice (161) 161
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
840 occurrences in 16 groups
- לto/for 487
- מִןfrom 251
- אֵלto, toward 221
- עַלon, upon, over, against 90
- בin/on/with 64
- עִםwith 21
- Other words · 4 groups that occur once or twice (7) 7
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
483 occurrences in 134 groups
- מַטֶּהtribe, staff, rod 43
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 33
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 31
- עֵדָהcongregation, community 27
- שֵׁםname 22
- בֵּןson 20
- Other words · 95 groups that occur once or twice (115) 115
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 5 words
- υἱός huiós · G5207 · son, my child, my dear friend
- Greek υἱός translates Hebrew בֵּן in the core sense of 'son' or 'descendant' across immediate and remote kinship relationships, with both terms extending to figurative and relational uses beyond strictly biological offspring.
- בַּר bar · H1247 · old, son
- Hebrew בֵּן and Aramaic בַּר are cognate reflexes of the same Semitic root denoting 'son', representing the lexical equivalent across the Hebrew and Aramaic portions of the biblical corpus.
- νεοσσός neossós · G3502 · young bird, chick
- בֵּן (bên, H1121) denotes 'son' broadly including offspring and descendants, while νεοσσός (neossós, G3502) specifically denotes young birds or nestlings; the equivalence holds in contexts where בֵּן (bên, H1121) appears in construct phrases meaning 'young of [birds]' (e.g. Deuteronomy 22:6, Job 39:30), representing a narrow zoological register of the Hebrew term's wider semantic range.
- παιδίον paidíon · G3813 · child, offspring
- παιδίον (paidíon, G3813) παιδίον specifically denotes a young child or infant, representing the diminutive/affectionate register of בֵּן (bên, H1121)'s core 'son/child' sense, whereas בֵּן (bên, H1121) covers the full semantic range from infant through adult offspring and extends to metaphorical 'son of' constructions.
- τέκνον téknon · G5043 · child, offspring, posterity
- Hebrew בֵּן (bên, H1121) denotes 'son' with broader idiomatic extensions (e.g., 'son of' phrases for tribal affiliation, age designation, or characteristic attribution), while Greek τέκνον (téknon, G5043) denotes 'child' as gender-neutral offspring; the LXX uses τέκνον to render בֵּן in contexts emphasizing parent-child relationship generally rather than specifically male offspring.
Semantic domains 9 entries
- Relatives001001003012
- בֵּן most basically denotes a male offspring within a family, the direct kinship term "son," as in Genesis 4:25's "she gave birth to a son and named him Seth" (וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן), naming the family relationship itself.
- People001001003
- Beyond the immediate parent-child bond, בֵּן broadens to designate a male person generally by descent or association, as reflected in its use for "his son" Enoch in Genesis 4:17, marking personhood tied to lineage rather than a bare biological fact.
- Groups001001003004
- בֵּן marks group membership through a construct-chain idiom, "son(s) of [group]," as at Genesis 42:5 — "the sons of Israel came to buy grain" — where the phrase names the people of Israel collectively, not individual male offspring.
- Stage002001001060
- The same word marks a person's age or life stage through the idiom "son of [number] years," as at Genesis 12:4 — "Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed" — and Genesis 16:16 — "Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him."
- Time002002002010
- בֵּן likewise marks a specified time reference in phrases denoting duration or age-at-a-point, such as "a son of a year" used of sacrificial animals of a designated age (e.g. Exodus 12:5), functioning as a temporal qualifier.
- Engage002003003011
- In idiomatic construct phrases, בֵּן characterizes a person by a quality, activity, or fate they are bound up with, as in "sons of Belial" (Judges 19:22) or "son of death" (1 Samuel 20:31), marking deep involvement with the named trait.
- Titles003001017
- The word also forms a title expression, most notably "son of man," as at Numbers 23:19 — "God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind."
- Names of People003001007
- בֵּן forms part of compound personal names built as "son of X," such as Ben-hadad (1 Kings 15:18) or Ben-oni (Genesis 35:18), where the element is a fixed component of a proper name rather than a descriptive kinship phrase.
- Names of Constructions003001003
- The word forms compound place names built on "Ben-" ("son of"), as at 1 Kings 4:9 — "Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim" — naming a district officer's territory, and Genesis 19:38 — "named him Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day."
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root בָּנָה
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1121. ben בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare…
בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בֵּן בִּן,) ֗֗֗ בַּן see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵבּןֿ Eze 18:10; construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Est 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Ch 27:23; 2Ch 25:5; 2Ch 31:16-17, בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3, Num 24:15; בְּנִי Gen 49:11; בִּן Deu 25:2; בִּןֿ Exo 33:11 32t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (הושׁע ישׁוע,) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exo 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deu 7:3; 1Ki 11:13; בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Jos 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exo 3:22 +, etc.; —
1 son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11, Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare Gen 17:16; Gen 18:10, Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37-38, +?בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15; begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || בַּת (בָּנוֺת) daughter Gen 5:4, Gen 5:7, Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11, Gen 11:13, Gen 11:15f; Exo 20:10; Deu 5:14; Deu 16:11; Deu 16:14; 1Sa 30:3; 1Sa 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sa 1:5-11) 2Ki 4:14, 2Ki 4:28; Psa 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exo 21:5; 2Sa 19:1; 2Sa 19:3; 2Sa 19:5; 1Ki 3:26; cared for Deu 1:31; spared Mal 3:17; disciplined & trained Deu 8:5; Pro 3:12; Pro 13:24; Pro 19:18; Pro 29:17; owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Pro 6:20; Pro 10:1; Pro 13:1; בְּכוֺרְךָ בִּנְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32; הַבְּכֹר הַבֵּן Deu 21:15 compare 1Sa 8:2; הַגָּדֹל בְּנָהּ her elder son Gen 27:15, Gen 27:42; הַגָּדֹל בְּנוֺ Gen 27:1; הַקָּטָן בְּנָהּ her younger son Gen 27:15, Gen 27:42. In particular
a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Jdg 8:19; Psa 50:20; Psa 69:9, & see אֵם; אָבִיךָ בְּנֵי sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
b. דֹדֵיהֶן בְּנֵי = cousins Num 36:11.
c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sa 3:6, 1Sa 3:16; compare 1Sa 4:16; 1Sa 24:17; 1Sa 26:17, 1Sa 26:21, 1Sa 26:25, see also Pro 1:8, Pro 1:10; Pro 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Ki 8:9; by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Ki 16:7; especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְכֹרִי בְּנִי Exo 4:22 compare Exo 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Psa 80:16 (but compare Che); אלהיכם ליהוה אַתֶּם בָּנִים Deu 14:1; עֶלְיוֺן בְּנֵי Psa 82:6 (|| אלהים); אֵלחָֿ֑י בְּנֵי Hos 2:1; compare further Deu 32:5 (plural) Deu 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2, Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1, Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14, Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20; of future Davidic king 2Sa 7:14 = 1Ch 17:13 compare Psa 2:7; expressly referred to Solomon 1Ch 22:10; 1Ch 28:6; also of children (offered in fire) Eze 16:21.
d. האלהים בְּנֵי applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2, Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; אלהים בְּנֵי Job 38:7; אֵלִים בְּנֵי Psa 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Psa 89:7.
e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare א ׳בְּנֵי, see אָדָם; אִישׁ בְּנֵי Psa 4:3 & (|| אדם בני) Psa 49:3; Psa 62:10.
f. בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exo 10:2; Deu 6:2; Jdg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7; plural Exo 34:7; Deu 4:9; Deu 4:25; Jdg 12:14; 2Ki 17:41; 2Chron 8:40; Job 42:16; Psa 128:6; Pro 13:22; Pro 17:6; Eze 37:25; also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28, Gen 31:43; compare Gen 32:1; so of Naomi Rth 4:17; רְבִעִים בְּנֵי 2Ki 10:30 sons of the fourth Generation, and, in General, descendants Jos 22:24-25, Jos 22:27 +; see also below
i. below
g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה כָּלֵב Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; בִּןנֿוּן יְהוֺשֻׁעַ Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12, Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; בֶּןנְֿבָט יָרָבְעָם 1Ki 12:2, 1Ki 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sa 10:11; בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sa 20:27, 1Sa 20:30, 1Sa 20:31; 1Sa 22:7-8, 1Sa 22:9, 1Sa 22:13; 1Sa 25:10; 2Sa 20:1; צְרוּיָה בְּנֵי 2Sa 16:10; בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4-5, Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16; בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6; compare also לֵוִי בְּנֵי Num 16:7-8,.
h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3; opposed to הַנְּעוּרִים בְּנֵי sons of one's youth Psa 127:4; also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בַיִת בְּנֵי Ecc 2:7.
i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, הַמַּרְדּוּת נַעֲוַת בֶּןֿ 1Sa 20:30; הַזֶּה בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ 2Ki 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8; בְלִישֵֿׁם בְּנֵי ib.; עֹנֲַנָה בְּנֵי Isa 57:3 (|| מְנָאֵף זֶרַע); compare אַחֶרֶת בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה Jdg 11:2 (compare Jdg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Ecc 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11; בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Psa 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Psa 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Psalm 102:29; of noble appearance הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּנֵי Jdg 8:18.
j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21; בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3, Gen 23:5, Gen 23:7, Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11, Gen 23:16, Gen 23:18, Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Jos 24:32; עֵשָׂו בְּנֵי Gen 36:5, Gen 36:15, Gen 36:19; Deu 2:4, Deu 2:8, Deu 2:12, Deu 2:22, Deu 2:29; שֵׂעִיר בְּנֵי Gen 36:20-21, בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Jos 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); לוֺט בְּנֵי Deu 2:9, Deu 2:19; Psa 83:9; בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Ch 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28, Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (ב ׳מַטֵּה ׳י) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Psa 77:16; even מְנַשֶּׁה שֵׁבֶט חֲצִי בְּנֵי 1Ch 5:23; דָוַיד בְּנֵי (literal 2Sa 8:18 = 1Ch 18:17; 1Ch 3:1, 1Ch 3:9) 2Ch 13:8; 2Ch 23:3; 2Ch 32:33; אָסָף בְּנֵי2Ch 29:13; Ezr 2:41; Ezr 3:8 + (see אָסָף); קֹרַח בְּנֵי in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 81t. (compare עַמּוֺן & NöZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66); יַעֲקֹב בְּנֵי (literal Gen 34:7, Gen 34:13, Gen 34:25, Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5, Gen 35:22, Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Ki 17:34; Psa 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Psa 77:16; & chiefly (γ) יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exo 1:1) Exo 1:7 613t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judges 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for יִשׂ ׳בֵּית, e.g. Jos 21:43 + see Di, Eze 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Eze 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially בּ ׳עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל Exo 1:9; בּ ׳עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exo 3:10; Exo 7:4; יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי עֲדַת Exo 16:1-2, Exo 16:9, Exo 16:10; Exo 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2, Num 1:53; Num 8:9, Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25-26, Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ב ׳דֹּרוֺת ׳יִשׂ Jdg 3:2; ׳כָּלבֿ ׳יִשׂ וְכָלהָֿעָם Jdg 20:26; ׳ב ׳יִשׂ הַלֵּוִי וּבְּנֵי Nehemiah 10:40; also (δ) יְהוּדָה בְּנֵי (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Ch 2:3, 1Ch 2:10; 1Ch 4:1) Num 1:26 Num 1:18t. Numbers, Joshua, Jdg 1:8-9, Jdg 1:16 (so read also Jdg 1:21; Jdg 1:21 compare Jos 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sa 1:18; 1Ch 4:27 1Ch 4:8t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 Jer 7:4t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obadiah 12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except לֵוִי בְּנֵי 1Ki 12:31) including יהוּדָה בְּנֵי מַטֵּה Jos 15:1, Jos 15:20, Jos 15:21; Jos 21:1; 1Ch 6:50; for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) לֵוִי בְּנֵי (literal Gen 46:11; Exo 6:16; Num 3:17; 1 Chronicles 5:27; 1Ch 6:1; compare 1Ch 23:6) Exo 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7-8, Num 18:21; Jos 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); לֵוִי כָּלבְּֿנֵי Exo 32:26; ב ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ׳ל Num 16:10; ב ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ל Deu 21:5; Deu 31:9 compare 1Ki 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Ch 23:24, 1Ch 23:27; 1Ch 24:20; Ezr 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Eze 40:46 (including צָדוֺק בְּנֵי the priests); also ב ׳מַחֲנוֺת ׳ל 1Ch 9:18; הַלֵּוִי בְּנֵי 1Ch 12:27; Nehemiah 10:40; הַלְּוִיִם בְּנֵי 1Ch 15:15; 1Ch 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) אַהֲרֹן בְּנֵי (literal Exo 28:1, Exo 28:40; 1 Chronicles 5:29; 1Ch 24:1; often Aaron and his sons literal Exo 27:21; Exo 28:1, Exo 28:4 +) Lev 3:5, Lev 3:8, Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Leviticus 7:83; Jos 21:10; 1Ch 6:35; 1Ch 6:39; 1Ch 6:42; 1Ch 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Ch 24:1; 1Ch 24:31; Neh 12:47; also א ׳בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים Lev 1:5, Lev 1:8, Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Jos 21:19; 2Ch 31:19; compare 2Ch 26:18; 2Ch 29:21; 2Ch 35:14 (twice in verse); הַכֹּהֵן אַהֲרֹן בְּנֵי Lev 1:7; Jos 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) Jos 21:13 compare Lev 7:34; וְהַלְּוִּיִּם אַהֲרֹן אֶתבְּֿנֵי יהוה אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי2Ch 13:9 compare 2Ch 13:10; once in singular בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Neh 10:39; see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) צָדוֺק בְּנֵי Eze 40:26, Eze 44:15 צדוק בני הלוים הכהנים; Eze 48:11 צדוק מנגי הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ הכהנים (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, כֻּשִׁיִּים בְּנֵי Amo 9:7; מִצְרַיִם בְּנֵי Eze 16:26; אַשּׁו
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