בֵּן

benson: childHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4,932 occurrences37 books3,654 verses
This word comes from the names of Beno and Topheth.

Definition

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.)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בֵּן:

Glossary entries

Topheth Beno Valley of Hinnom Valley of Hinnom

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4,932 total
  1. Exodus 31:10בָנָ֖יו · for his sons
    …as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
  2. Exodus 31:13בְּנֵ֤י · the Israelites
    “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
  3. Exodus 31:16בְנֵֽי־ · The Israelites
    The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.
  4. Exodus 31:17בְּנֵ֣י · and the Israelites
    It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
  5. Exodus 32:2בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם · and sons
    So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
  6. Exodus 32:20בְּנֵ֥י · Then he forced
    Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
  7. Exodus 32:26בְּנֵ֥י · the Levites
    So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
  8. Exodus 32:28בְנֵֽי־ · The Levites
    The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
  9. Exodus 32:29בִּבְנ֖וֹ · went against his son
    Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
  10. Exodus 33:5בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
  11. Exodus 33:6בְנֵֽי־ · So the Israelites
    So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.
  12. Exodus 33:11בִּן־ · son
    Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.
  13. Exodus 34:7בָּנִים֙ · their children; בְּנֵ֣י · grandchildren; בָנִ֔ים
    …maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
  14. Exodus 34:16לְבָנֶ֑יךָ · as brides for your sons; בָּנֶ֔יךָ · and cause your sons
    And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.
  15. Exodus 34:20בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ · of your sons
    You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
  16. Exodus 34:30בְּנֵ֤י · the Israelites
    Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.
  17. Exodus 34:32בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
  18. Exodus 34:34בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,
  19. Exodus 34:35בְנֵֽי־ · and the Israelites
    …and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
  20. Exodus 35:1בְּנֵ֥י
    Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:
  21. Exodus 35:4בְּנֵֽי־
    Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
  22. Exodus 35:19בָנָ֖יו · for his sons
    …and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”
  23. Exodus 35:20בְּנֵֽי־
    Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses.
  24. Exodus 35:29בְנֵי־
    So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
  25. Exodus 35:30בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites; בֶּן־ · son; בֶן־ · the son
    Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  26. Exodus 35:34בֶּן־ · son
    And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
  27. Exodus 36:3בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,
  28. Exodus 38:21בֶּֽן־ · son
    This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
  29. Exodus 38:22בֶּן־ · son; בֶן־ · the son
    Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
  30. Exodus 38:23בֶּן־ · son
    With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
  31. Exodus 38:26מִבֶּ֨ן · of age
    …a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
  32. Exodus 39:6בְּנֵ֥י · of the sons
    They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
  33. Exodus 39:7לִבְנֵ֣י · for the sons
    Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  34. Exodus 39:14בְּנֵי־ · of the sons
    The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
  35. Exodus 39:27וּלְבָנָֽיו׃ · and his sons
    For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
  36. Exodus 39:32בְּנֵ֣י · The Israelites
    So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  37. Exodus 39:41בָנָ֖יו · for his sons
    …and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
  38. Exodus 39:42בְּנֵ֣י · The Israelites
    The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  39. Exodus 40:12בָּנָ֔יו · and his sons
    Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
  40. Exodus 40:14בָּנָ֖יו · Bring his sons
    Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.
  41. Exodus 40:31וּבָנָ֑יו · and his sons
    …and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
  42. Exodus 40:36בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.
  43. Leviticus 1:2בְּנֵ֤י · the Israelites
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
  44. Leviticus 1:5בֶּ֥ן · the young
    And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.