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
- 2 Samuel 9:6בֶּן־ · the sonAnd when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
- 2 Samuel 9:9לְבֶן־ · grandsonThen the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
- 2 Samuel 9:10וּבָנֶ֨יךָ · and your sons; לְבֶן־ · grandson; בֶּן־ · grandson; בָּנִ֖ים · sonsYou and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 2 Samuel 9:11מִבְּנֵ֥י · [own] sonsAnd Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
- 2 Samuel 9:12בֵּן־ · sonAnd Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
- 2 Samuel 10:1בְּנֵ֣י · of the Ammonites; בְּנ֖וֹ · his sonSome time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
- 2 Samuel 10:2בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֥י · of the AmmonitesAnd David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
- 2 Samuel 10:3בְנֵֽי־ · of the Ammonites…the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
- 2 Samuel 10:6בְּנֵ֣י · When the Ammonites; בְנֵֽי־ · theyWhen the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
- 2 Samuel 10:8בְּנֵ֣י · The AmmonitesThe Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
- 2 Samuel 10:10בְּנֵ֥י · the AmmonitesAnd he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
- 2 Samuel 10:11בְּנֵ֤י · the Ammonites“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
- 2 Samuel 10:14וּבְנֵ֨י · When the Ammonites; בְּנֵ֣י · the AmmonitesWhen the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 10:19בְּנֵ֥י · the AmmonitesWhen all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
- 2 Samuel 11:1בְּנֵ֣י · the AmmonitesIn the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 11:21בֶּן־ · sonWho struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
- 2 Samuel 11:27בֵּ֑ן · a sonAnd when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 12:3בָּנָ֖יו · and his children…but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
- 2 Samuel 12:5בֶן־David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- 2 Samuel 12:9בְּנֵ֥י · of the AmmonitesWhy then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
- 2 Samuel 12:14הַבֵּ֛ן · the sonNevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
- 2 Samuel 12:24בֵּ֗ן · a sonThen David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- 2 Samuel 12:26בְּנֵ֣י · of the AmmonitesMeanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
- 2 Samuel 12:31בְנֵֽי־ · the AmmoniteDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 13:1בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonAfter some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 13:3בֶּן־ · the sonNow Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
- 2 Samuel 13:4בֶּן־ · the son…and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
- 2 Samuel 13:23בְּנֵ֥י · the sonsTwo years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
- 2 Samuel 13:25בְּנִי֙ · my son“No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
- 2 Samuel 13:27בְּנֵ֥י · sonsBut Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
- 2 Samuel 13:28לִבְנֵי־Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
- 2 Samuel 13:29בְּנֵ֣י · sonsSo Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
- 2 Samuel 13:30בְּנֵ֣י · the sonsWhile they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”
- 2 Samuel 13:32בֶּן־ · the son; בְּנֵֽי־ · the sonsBut Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 13:33בְּנֵ֥י · the sonsSo now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
- 2 Samuel 13:35בְנֵֽי־ · the sonsSo Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”
- 2 Samuel 13:36בְנֵֽי־ · the sonsAnd as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in, wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
- 2 Samuel 13:37בֶּן־ · son; בְּנ֖וֹ · his sonNow Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
- 2 Samuel 14:1בֶּן־ · sonNow Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 14:6בָנִ֔ים · sonsAnd your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.