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. Numbers 19:2בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
  2. Numbers 19:9בְּנֵֽי־
    Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.
  3. Numbers 19:10לִבְנֵ֣י · for the Israelites
    The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
  4. Numbers 20:1בְנֵֽי־
    In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
  5. Numbers 20:12בְּנֵ֣י
    But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
  6. Numbers 20:13בְנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
  7. Numbers 20:19בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
  8. Numbers 20:22בְנֵֽי־
    After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.
  9. Numbers 20:24לִבְנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  10. Numbers 20:25בְּנ֑וֹ · and his son
    Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.
  11. Numbers 20:26בְּנ֑וֹ · his son
    Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
  12. Numbers 20:28בְּנ֔וֹ · his son
    After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
  13. Numbers 21:10בְּנֵ֣י · Then the Israelites
    Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
  14. Numbers 21:24בְּנֵ֣י · of the Ammonites; בְּנֵ֥י
    And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
  15. Numbers 21:29בָּנָ֤יו · his sons
    Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
  16. Numbers 21:35בָּנָיו֙ · his sons
    So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.
  17. Numbers 22:1בְּנֵ֣י · Then the Israelites
    Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
  18. Numbers 22:2בֶּן־ · son
    Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
  19. Numbers 22:3בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    …and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.
  20. Numbers 22:4בֶּן־ · son
    So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
  21. Numbers 22:5בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵי־ · of his people
    …he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
  22. Numbers 22:10בֶּן־ · son
    And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
  23. Numbers 22:16בֶּן־ · son
    They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
  24. Numbers 23:18בְּנ֥וֹ · O son
    Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
  25. Numbers 23:19וּבֶן־ · or a son
    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  26. Numbers 24:3בְּנ֣וֹ · son
    …and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
  27. Numbers 24:15בְּנ֣וֹ · son
    Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
  28. Numbers 24:17בְּנֵי־ · the sons
    I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
  29. Numbers 25:6מִבְּנֵ֨י · an Israelite; בְּנֵי־
    Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  30. Numbers 25:7בֶּן־ · son; בֶּֽן־ · the son
    On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
  31. Numbers 25:8בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    …followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,
  32. Numbers 25:11בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son; בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites; בְּנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
  33. Numbers 25:13בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
  34. Numbers 25:14בֶּן־ · son
    The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
  35. Numbers 26:1בֶּן־ · son
    After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
  36. Numbers 26:2בְּנֵי־; מִבֶּ֨ן · years of age
    “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
  37. Numbers 26:4מִבֶּ֛ן · years of age; וּבְנֵ֣י · And [these were] the Israelites
    “Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
  38. Numbers 26:5בְּנֵ֣י · [These were] the descendants
    Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
  39. Numbers 26:8וּבְנֵ֥י · Now the son
    Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
  40. Numbers 26:9וּבְנֵ֣י · and the sons
    …and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
  41. Numbers 26:11וּבְנֵי־ · However, the line
    However, the line of Korah did not die out.