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. Joshua 17:2לִבְנֵ֨י · of the descendants; לִבְנֵ֨י · the clans; וְלִבְנֵי־; וְלִבְנֵ֤י; וְלִבְנֵי־; וְלִבְנֵי־; וְלִבְנֵ֣י; בְּנֵ֨י · descendants; בֶּן־ · son
    So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
  2. Joshua 17:3בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son; בֶּן־ · the son; בֶּן־ · the son; בָּנִ֖ים · sons
    But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  3. Joshua 17:4בִּן־ · son
    They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
  4. Joshua 17:6בָּנָ֑יו · his sons; לִבְנֵֽי־ · of the sons
    …because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
  5. Joshua 17:8לִבְנֵ֥י · belonged to
    The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
  6. Joshua 17:12בְּנֵ֣י · But the descendants
    But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
  7. Joshua 17:13בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
  8. Joshua 17:14בְּנֵ֣י · Then the sons
    Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
  9. Joshua 17:16בְּנֵ֣י · [they]
    “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
  10. Joshua 18:1בְּנֵֽי־
    Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
  11. Joshua 18:2בִּבְנֵ֣י
    …there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
  12. Joshua 18:3בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
  13. Joshua 18:10לִבְנֵ֥י · to the Israelites
    And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
  14. Joshua 18:11בְנֵֽי־; בְּנֵ֣י · the [tribes]; בְּנֵ֥י
    The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
  15. Joshua 18:14בְּנֵ֣י · of the sons
    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
  16. Joshua 18:16בֶן־
    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
  17. Joshua 18:17בֶּן־ · son
    From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
  18. Joshua 18:20בְּנֵ֨י · of the tribe
    On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
  19. Joshua 18:21בְּנֵ֥י
    These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
  20. Joshua 18:28בְּנֵֽי־ · of the tribe
    Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
  21. Joshua 19:1בְנֵֽי־; בְּנֵֽי־
    The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
  22. Joshua 19:8בְנֵֽי־
    …and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
  23. Joshua 19:9בְּנֵ֣י; בְּנֵ֣י; בְּנֵֽי־ · descendants; בְנֵֽי־
    The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
  24. Joshua 19:10לִבְנֵ֥י · of the tribe
    The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
  25. Joshua 19:16בְּנֵֽי־ · of the tribe
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.
  26. Joshua 19:17לִבְנֵ֥י · of the tribe
    The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
  27. Joshua 19:23בְנֵֽי־
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
  28. Joshua 19:24בְנֵֽי־
    The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
  29. Joshua 19:31בְנֵֽי־
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
  30. Joshua 19:32לִבְנֵ֣י; לִבְנֵ֥י · of the tribe
    The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali: