בֵּן
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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4,932 occurrences37 books3,654 verses
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.
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
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4,932 total
- Numbers 15:25בְּנֵ֥יThe priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
- Numbers 15:26בְּנֵ֣יThen the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.
- Numbers 15:29בִּבְנֵ֣י · IsraeliteYou shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
- Numbers 15:32בְנֵֽי־ · While the IsraelitesWhile the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
- Numbers 15:38בְּנֵ֤י · the Israelites“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
- Numbers 16:1בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son; בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֧י · sons; בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֥יNow Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- Numbers 16:2מִבְּנֵֽי־…a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
- Numbers 16:7בְּנֵ֥י · It is you sons…and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
- Numbers 16:8בְּנֵ֥י · you sonsMoses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
- Numbers 16:10בְנֵי־ · LevitesHe has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
- Numbers 16:12בְּנֵ֣י · the sonsThen Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
- Numbers 16:27וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם · and childrenSo they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
- Numbers 16:37בֶּן־ · son“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
- Numbers 16:38לִבְנֵ֥י · to the IsraelitesAs for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
- Numbers 16:40לִבְנֵ֣י · to the Israelites…just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
- Numbers 16:41בְּנֵֽי־The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
- Numbers 17:2בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
- Numbers 17:5בְּנֵ֣יThe staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
- Numbers 17:6בְּנֵ֣י · the IsraelitesSo Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
- Numbers 17:9בְּנֵ֖י · the IsraelitesThen Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
- Numbers 17:10לִבְנֵי־ · for the rebelliousThe LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
- Numbers 17:12בְּנֵ֣י · Then the IsraelitesThen the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
- Numbers 18:1וּבָנֶ֤יךָ · and your sons; וּבָנֶ֣יךָ · and your sonsSo the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.
- Numbers 18:2וּבָנֶ֣יךָ · and your sonsBut bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
- Numbers 18:5בְּנֵ֥י · the IsraelitesAnd you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
- Numbers 18:6בְּנֵ֣י · the IsraelitesBehold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 18:7וּבָנֶ֣יךָ · and your sonsBut only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
- Numbers 18:8בְנֵֽי־; וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ · and your sonsThen the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
- Numbers 18:9וּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃ · and your sonsA portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
- Numbers 18:11בְּנֵ֣י; וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ · and your sonsAnd this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
- Numbers 18:16מִבֶּן־ · for a month-old maleYou are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.
- Numbers 18:19בְנֵֽי־; וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ · and to your sonsAll the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
- Numbers 18:20בְּנֵ֥י · the IsraelitesThen the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
- Numbers 18:21וְלִבְנֵ֣י · to the LevitesBehold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 18:22בְּנֵ֥י · may the IsraelitesNo longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
- Numbers 18:23בְּנֵ֣י · the IsraelitesThe Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
- Numbers 18:24בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites; בְּנֵ֣י · the IsraelitesFor I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
- Numbers 18:26בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
- Numbers 18:28בְּנֵ֣י · from the IsraelitesSo you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites, and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 18:32בְנֵי־Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”