Lexicon :: Strong's H1121 - bēn

בֵּן

Transliteration

bēn

Pronunciation

bane

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From בָּנָה (H1129)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 254

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בן.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בֵּן bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4,906x

The KJV translates Strong's H1121 in the following manner: son (2,978x), children (1,568x), old (135x), first (51x), man (20x), young (18x), young (with H1241) (17x), child (10x), stranger (10x), people (5x), miscellaneous (92x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4,906x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

son, grandson, child, member of a group
1. son, male child
2. grandson
3. children (pl. - male and female)
4. youth, young men (pl.)
5. young (of animals)
6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
7. people (of a nation) (pl.)
8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
9. a member of a guild, order, class

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1121: Abbreviations

בֵּן ₄₈₇₀ noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CIS^{iv. No. 2}, compare בני DHM^{Semitic Sprachforsch. 6}; Arabic اِبْنً; Assyrian bin(u), Lyon^{Sargon 9, 1. 57}; especially in bin-bin, grandson COT^Gloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, Rfb, plural בְּנִין, Nycnb; compare Palmyrene, especially Vog^{No. 21. 31. 36a and others}; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (Dl^{Pr 104 &} compare Ba^{ZMG 1887, 638 ff.}); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit (בִּן, בֵּן) *בַּן see Sta^{§ 183}) — absolute בּ׳ Genesis 4:25 +; בֵּֽן־ Ezekiel 18:10; construct בֵּן Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּן־ Genesis 5:32 +; בֶּן Esther 2:5; Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefix Genesis 17:17; Numbers 8:25; 1 Chronicles 27:23; 2 Chronicles 25:5; 31:16, 17; בְּנוֺ Numbers 23:18; Numbers 24:3, 15; בְּנִי Genesis 49:11; בִּן Deuteronomy 25:2; בִּן־ Exodus 33:11 + 32 times (29 times in combination בִּן־נוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Genesis 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exodus 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 7:3; 1 Kings 11:13; בְּנֵךְ Genesis 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Genesis 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Genesis 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Genesis 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Genesis 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Genesis 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Joshua 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exodus 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Genesis 4:25; Genesis 16:11, 15; Genesis 17:19 compare Genesis 17:16; Genesis 18:10, 14; Genesis 19:37, 38 —בֶּן־בִּטְנָהּ Isaiah 49:15; begotten by a man Genesis 5:4f; Genesis 5:28; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Genesis 5:4, 7, 10f. Genesis 11:11, 13, 15f; Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 16:14; 1 Samuel 30:3; 1 Samuel 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Genesis 30:2 (compare Genesis 15:2; Genesis 16:2; Genesis 17:17; Genesis 18:10f.; 1 Samuel 1:5-11) 2 Kings 4:14, 28; Psalm 127:3 +; rejoiced in Genesis 30:6 +; beloved Exodus 21:5; 2 Samuel 19:1; 2 Samuel 19:3; 2 Samuel 19:5; 1 Kings 3:26; cared for Deuteronomy 1:31; spared Malachi 3:17; disciplined & trained Deuteronomy 8:5; Proverbs 3:12; Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 29:17; owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 13:1; בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Genesis 27:32; הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deuteronomy 21:15 compare 1 Samuel 8:2; בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Genesis 27:15, 42; בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Genesis 27:1; בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Genesis 27:15, 42. In particular

a. בֶּן־אִמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Genesis 43:29, compare Genesis 27:29; Judges 8:19; Psalm 50:20; Psalm 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Genesis 49:8 (poetry).

†b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Numbers 36:11.

c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1 Samuel 3:6, 16; compare 1 Samuel 4:16; 1 Samuel 24:17; 1 Samuel 26:17, 21, 25, see also Proverbs 1:8, 10; Proverbs 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2 Kings 8:9; by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2 Kings 16:7; especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: י׳ calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exodus 4:22 compare Exodus 4:23; Hosea 11:1, see also Psalm 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deuteronomy 14:1; בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Psalm 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵל־חָ֑י Hosea 2:1; compare further Deuteronomy 32:5 (plural) Deuteronomy 32:20 (plural) Isaiah 1:2, 4; Isaiah 30:1, 9; Jeremiah 3:14, 22; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 31:20; of future Davidic king 2 Samuel 7:14 = 1 Chronicles 17:13 compare Psalm 2:7; expressly referred to Solomon 1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 28:6; also of children (offered in fire) Ezekiel 16:21.

d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Genesis 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7; בְּנֵי אֵלִים Psalm 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Psalm 89:7.

e. בֶּן־אָדָם son of man, compare בְּנֵי א׳, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Psalm 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Psalm 49:3; Psalm 62:10.

†f. בֶּן־בִּנְךָ = thy grandson Exodus 10:2; Deuteronomy 6:2; Judges 8:22 compare Jeremiah 27:7; plural Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 4:25; Judges 12:14; 2 Kings 17:41; 2 Chronicles 8:40; Job 42:16; Psalm 128:6; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 17:6; Ezekiel 37:25; also בֵּן alone with similar reference Genesis 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Genesis 31:28, 43; compare Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55; so of Naomi Ruth 4:17; בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2 Kings 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Joshua 22:24, 25, 27 +; see also below i. below.

g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה Numbers 14:30; Numbers 32:12; Numbers 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן Numbers 11:28; Numbers 14:30; Numbers 32:12, 28; Numbers 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט 1 Kings 12:2, 15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּן־קִישׁ 1 Samuel 10:11; בֶּן־יִשַׁי 1 Samuel 20:27, 30, 31; 1 Samuel 22:7, 8, 9, 13; 1 Samuel 25:10; 2 Samuel 20:1; בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2 Samuel 16:10; בֶּן־רְמַלְיָהוּ Isaiah 7:4, 5, 9; Isaiah 8:16; בֶּן־טָֽבְאַ֑ל Isaiah 7:6; compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Numbers 16:7, 8.

h. designated as בֶּן־זְקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Genesis 37:3; opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Psalm 127:4; also בֶּן־בֵּיתִי one born in my house Genesis 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Ecclesiastes 2:7.

i. in various combinations:

(α) as expression of contumely, בֶּן־ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1 Samuel 20:30; בֶּן־הַמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2 Kings 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵי־נָבָל Job 30:8; בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isaiah 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּן־אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judges 11:2 (compare Judges 11:1);

(β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּן־חוֺרִים son of nobles Ecclesiastes 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּן־חֲכָמִים Isaiah 19:11; בֶּן־מַלְכֵי־קֶדֶם ib.; compare בֶּן־מֶלֶךְ Psalm 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 86:16 in addressing י׳ (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵי־עֲבָדֶיךָ Psalm 102:29; of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judges 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. בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר Genesis 10:21; בְּנֵי־חֵת Genesis 23:3, 5, 7, 10 (twice in verse); Genesis 23:11, 16, 18, 20; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵי־שֵׁת Numbers 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵי־חֲמוֺר Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32; בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Genesis 36:5, 15, 19; Deuteronomy 2:4, 8, 12, 22, 29; בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Genesis 36:20, 21; בֶּן־(בני)הִנֹּם Joshua 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deuteronomy 2:9, 19; Psalm 83:9; בְּנֵי־יוֺסֵף (literal Genesis 46:27; Genesis 48:8; 1 Chronicles 5:1) Numbers 1:32; Numbers 26:28, 37; Numbers 34:23; Numbers 36:5 (י׳ מַטֵּה ב׳) + 6 times Joshua, compare Psalm 77:16; even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1 Chronicles 5:23; בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2 Samuel 8:18 = 1 Chronicles 18:17; 1 Chronicles 3:1, 9) 2 Chronicles 13:8; 23:3; 32:33; בְּנֵי אָסָף 2 Chronicles 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see H623 אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially

(β) בְּנֵי־עַמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Genesis 19:38 + 81 times (compare עַמּוֺן & Nö^{ZMG 1886, 171} Dr^{Sm 66}); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Genesis 34:7, 13, 25, 27; Genesis 35:5, 22, 26; Genesis 49:2) 2 Kings 17:34; Psalm 105:6; Malachi 3:6 compare Psalm 77:16; & chiefly

(γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Genesis 42:5; Genesis 45:21; Genesis 46:5; Exodus 1:1) Exodus 1:7 + 613 times, 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 בֵּית יִשׂ׳, e.g. Joshua 21:43 + see Di, Ezekiel 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezekiel 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם בּ׳ Exodus 1:9; יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמִּי בּ׳ Exodus 3:10; Exodus 7:4; עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exodus 16:1, 2, 9, 10; Exodus 17:1; Leviticus 16:5; Leviticus 19:2; Numbers 1:2, 53; Numbers 8:9, 20; Numbers 13:26; Numbers 15:25, 26; Numbers 17:6; Numbers 19:9; Numbers 25:6; Numbers 26:2; Numbers 31:12 (all P); יִשׂ׳ דֹּרוֺת ב׳ Judges 3:2; וְכָל־הָעָם יִשׂ׳ כָּל־ב׳ Judges 20:26; וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי יִשׂ׳ ב׳ Nehemiah 10:40; also

(δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Genesis 46:12; Genesis 26:19; 1 Chronicles 2:3, 10; 1 Chronicles 4:1) Numbers 1:26 + 18 times Numbers, Joshua, Judges 1:8, 9, 16 (so read also Judges 1:21; Judges 1:21 compare Joshua 15:53 & see below H1144 בנימן) 2 Samuel 1:18; 1 Chronicles 4:27 + 8 times Chronicles, Jeremiah 7:30 + 4 times Jeremiah; Hosea 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obadiah 12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1 Kings 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Joshua 15:1, 20, 21; Joshua 21:1; 1 Chronicles 6:50; for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note

(ε) † בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16; Numbers 3:17; 1 Chronicles 5:27; 1 Chronicles 6:1; compare 1 Chronicles 23:6) Exodus 32:28; Numbers 3:15; Numbers 16:7, 8; Numbers 18:21; Joshua 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּל־בְּנֵי לֵוִי Exodus 32:26; ל׳ כָּל־אַחֶיךָ ב׳ Numbers 16:10; ל׳ הַכֹּהֲנִים ב׳ Deuteronomy 21:5; Deuteronomy 31:9 compare 1 Kings 12:31 & Malachi 3:8; 1 Chronicles 23:24, 27; 1 Chronicles 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Nehemiah 12:23; Ezekiel 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ל׳ מַחֲנוֺת ב׳ 1 Chronicles 9:18; בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1 Chronicles 12:27; Nehemiah 10:40; בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1 Chronicles 15:15; 1 Chronicles 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי);

(ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exodus 28:1, 40; 1 Chronicles 5:29; 1 Chronicles 24:1; often Aaron and his sons literal Exodus 27:21; Exodus 28:1, 4 +) Leviticus 3:5, 8, 13; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 7:10; Leviticus 7:83; Joshua 21:10; 1 Chronicles 6:35; 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 6:42; 1 Chronicles 15:4 (+ Levites) 1 Chronicles 24:1; 1 Chronicles 24:31; Nehemiah 12:47; also הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי א׳ Leviticus 1:5, 8, 11; Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 3:2; Numbers 3:8; Numbers 10:8 & Joshua 21:19; 2 Chronicles 31:19; compare 2 Chronicles 26:18; 29:21; 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Leviticus 1:7; Joshua 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) Joshua 21:13 compare Leviticus 7:34; אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵי יהוה אֶת־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2 Chronicles 13:9 compare 2 Chronicles 13:10; once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן Nehemiah 10:39; see also below H175 אַהֲרֹן;

(η) † בְּנֵי צָדוֺק Ezekiel 40:26, 44:15 הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezekiel 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק ( Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural);

(θ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7; בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezekiel 16:26; בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezekiel 16:28; Ezekiel 23:7, 9, 12, 23; אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ב׳ Ezekiel 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ב׳ Ezekiel 23:15. Ezekiel 23:17, 28; יְרוּשָׁלַם ב׳ Joel 4:6; צִיּוֺן ב׳ Joel 2:23; Lamentations 4:2; Psalm 149:2 (compare Zechariah 9:13). See further

(ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Leviticus 19:18; compare Leviticus 20:17; Numbers 22:5; Judges 14:16, 17; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 33:2, 12, 17, 30; Ezekiel 37:18; Daniel 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Daniel 11:14;

(κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2 Kings 23:6; 2 Chronicles 35:5, 7, 12; קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jeremiah 26:23;

(λ) בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם Genesis 29:1; Judges 7:12; Judges 8:10; 1 Kings 5:10; Job 1:3; Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 49:28; Ezekiel 25:4, 10;

† (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Nehemiah 7:6;

(ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deuteronomy 32:14 (song) compare Klo^{SK 1872. 254} Di.

2. children (male and female) Genesis 3:16; Genesis 21:7; Exodus 21:5; Exodus 22:23; hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Joshua 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jeremiah 20:15.

3. youth, young men (plural) Proverbs 7:7; Songs 2:3.

4. the young of animals Leviticus 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deuteronomy 22:6, 7; 1 Samuel 6:7, 10; Zechariah 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4, 16; — בֶּן־בָּקָר etc. see below 7b below.

5. of plant-shoots פֹּרָת בֵּן Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Psalm 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Che^{transl. & critical note})

6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7; stars עַיִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶיהָ Job 38:32; arrows בֶּן־קָ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2; בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֹ Lamentations 3:13; compare בֶּן־גָּרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isaiah 21:10.

a. member of a guild, order or class, † בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1 Kings 20:35; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 15; 2 Kings 4:1, 38 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 5:22; 2 Kings 6:1; 2 Kings 9:1 (Hoffm RS^{Proph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.}; Zehnpf^{BAS i, 355} compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּן־נָבִיא Amos 7:14; probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1 Chronicles 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18; בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42; compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2 Chronicles 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan Vog^{No, 4} and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19, 20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7, 16 (see H1473 גולה): further, in בֶּן־נֵכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Genesis 17:12, 27; Exodus 12:43; Leviticus 22:25; Ezekiel 44:9 (twice in verse); ־הַנּ׳ ב׳ Isaiah 56:3; בְּנֵיִ־נֵכָר 2 Samuel 22:45, 46 = Psalm 18:45; Psalm 18:46; Nehemiah 9:2; Isaiah 60:10; Isaiah 61:5; Isaiah 62:8; Ezekiel 44:7; Psalm 144:7; Psalm 144:11, בְּנֵי־הַנּ׳ Isaiah 56:6; also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Leviticus 25:4, 5.

b. of animals, בֶּן־בָּקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1 Samuel 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר Leviticus 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Genesis 18:7, 8 (J), for sacrifice Numbers 15:8, 9 (P); בן־הַב׳ only Leviticus 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר Exodus 29:1; Leviticus 4:3, 14; Leviticus 16:3; Leviticus 23:18; Numbers 7:15 + 16 times Numbers (all P) + 2 Chronicles 13:9; Ezekiel 43:19, 23, 25; Ezekiel 45:18; Ezekiel 46:6; פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Numbers 28:11, 19, 27; Numbers 29:13, 17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Genesis 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵי־צֹאן Psalm 114:4; Psalm 114:6; בֶּן־רְאֵמִים Psalm 29:6; בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esther 8:10; בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Leviticus 1:14 + 7 times Lev + Numbers 6:10 compare בֶּן־יוֺנָה Leviticus 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵי־ נָ֑שֶׁר Proverbs 30:17; בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Psalm 147:9.

8. ב׳ as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially

† (α) בֶּן־(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1 Samuel 14:52; 1 Samuel 18:17; 2 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 13:28; 2 Samuel 17:10 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:52 + 7 times Chronicles; אֲנָשִׁים בני ח׳ Judges 18:2; 2 Kings 2:16; אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judges 21:10;

† (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2 Samuel 3:34; 2 Samuel 7:10; 1 Chronicles 17:9; Hosea 10:9; בֶּן־ע׳ Psalm 89:23 (for בני בליעל see H1100 בליעל);

† (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Numbers 17:25 (compare בַּיִת);

† (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2 Kings 14:14 2 Chronicles 25:24;

† (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1 Samuel 26:16; so בֶּן־מות 2 Samuel 12:5; בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Psalm 79:11; Psalm 102:21; compare

† (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deuteronomy 25:2;

† (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Proverbs 31:5;

† (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Proverbs 31:8;

† (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jeremiah 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Numbers 24:17 compare RV Di and others;

† (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zechariah 4:14 i.e. anointed ones;

† (λ) בֶּן־מֶשֶׁק Genesis 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir;

† (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר Isaiah 14:12 son of dawn;

† (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26;

(ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּן־לַיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse);

† (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּן־שֶׁמֶן Isaiah 5:1.

9. noun relative of age:

a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּן־הֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Genesis 5:32; compare Genesis 7:6 + 71 times P; Genesis 50:26; Joshua 14:7. Joshua 14:10; Joshua 24:29 (all E); Numbers 32:11 (J), Deuteronomy 31:2; also Judges 2:8; 1 Samuel 4:15; 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 19:33; 2 Samuel 19:36; 1 Chronicles 2:21; 1 Chronicles 23:3, 24, 27; 1 Chronicles 27:3; 2 Chronicles 24:15; 25:5; 31:16, 17; Ezra 3:8; Isaiah 65:20 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 52:1; + 41 times Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exodus 30:14; Exodus 38:26; Numbers 1:3 + 21 times Numbers 1-3 + Numbers 26:2, 4; Numbers 32:11; 1 Chronicles 23:24, 27; 2 Chronicles 25:5; Ezra 3:8; compare Leviticus 27:7; Numbers 8:24; Numbers 26:62; 1 Chronicles 23:3 & without מעלה Numbers 8:25; Numbers 18:16; also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Leviticus 27:3 compare Leviticus 27:5; Leviticus 27:6; מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בן־חמשׁים שׁנה Numbers 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 times Numbers 4; מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2 Chronicles 31:16 compare 2 Chronicles 31:17; & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1 Chronicles 27:23.

b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּן־שָׁנָה Exodus 12:5; Exodus 29:38; Leviticus 9:3; Leviticus 23:18, 19; Numbers 7:17 + 28 times Numbers 7, 28, 29; also Micah 6:6; בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֺ Leviticus 12:6; Leviticus 23:12; Numbers 6:12, 14 + 12 times Numbers 7; also Ezekiel 46:13.

Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see H920 בִּדְקַר (= בֶּן־דקר ?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa³ed. Freytag; Rö^{de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21}; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol^{§ 227 b, p. 613}). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare Lag^{BN 75} & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious.

בְּנוֺ 1 Chronicles 24:26, 27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.

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