בֵּן

benson: child
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.

Glossary entries

Topheth Beno Valley of Hinnom Valley of Hinnom

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

4,932 total
  1. Genesis 11:5בְּנֵ֥י · the sons
    Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
  2. Genesis 11:10בֶּן־ · old
    This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
  3. Genesis 11:11בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
  4. Genesis 11:13בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 11:15בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  6. Genesis 11:17בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
  7. Genesis 11:19בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
  8. Genesis 11:21בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
  9. Genesis 11:23בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
  10. Genesis 11:25בָּנִ֖ים · other sons
    And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
  11. Genesis 11:31 (5×)בְּנ֗וֹ · his son; בֶּן־ · his grandson; בֶּן־; בְּנ֔וֹ · son; בְּנ֑וֹ
    And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
  12. Genesis 12:4בֶּן־ · old
    So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
  13. Genesis 12:5בֶּן־ · his nephew
    And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
  14. Genesis 14:12בֶּן־ · nephew
    They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  15. Genesis 15:2וּבֶן־ · and the heir
    But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
  16. Genesis 15:3בֶן־ · a servant
    Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
  17. Genesis 16:11בֵּ֑ן · a son
    The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
  18. Genesis 16:15 (2×)בֵּ֑ן · a son; בְּנ֛וֹ · to the son
    And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
  19. Genesis 16:16בֶּן־ · old
    Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
  20. Genesis 17:1בֶּן־ · old
    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
  21. Genesis 17:12 (2×)וּבֶן־; בֶּן־
    Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
  22. Genesis 17:16בֵּ֑ן · a son
    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
  23. Genesis 17:17הַלְּבֶ֤ן · to a man who is
    Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
  24. Genesis 17:19בֵּ֔ן · a son
    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  25. Genesis 17:23בְּנ֗וֹ · his son
    On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
  26. Genesis 17:24בֶּן־ · years old
    So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
  27. Genesis 17:25 (2×)בְּנ֔וֹ · and his son; בֶּן־
    …and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
  28. Genesis 17:26בְּנֽוֹ׃ · and his son
    Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
  29. Genesis 17:27בֶּן־ · from foreigners
    And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.
  30. Genesis 18:7בֶּן־ · calf
    Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
  31. Genesis 18:8וּבֶן־ · and the calf
    Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
  32. Genesis 18:10בֵ֖ן · will have a son
    Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
  33. Genesis 18:14בֵֽן׃ · will have a son
    Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
  34. Genesis 18:19בָּנָ֤יו · his children
    For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
  35. Genesis 19:12וּבָנֶ֣יךָ · your sons
    Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
  36. Genesis 19:37בֵּ֔ן · a son
    The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
  37. Genesis 19:38 (2×)בֵּ֔ן · a son; בְנֵֽי־ · of the Ammonites
    The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
  38. Genesis 21:2בֵּ֖ן · a son
    So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
  39. Genesis 21:3בְּנ֧וֹ · to the son
    And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
  40. Genesis 21:4 (2×)בְּנ֔וֹ · When his son; בֶּן־
    When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.
  41. Genesis 21:5בֶּן־ · years old
    Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.