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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. Genesis 36:10בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  2. Genesis 36:11בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
  3. Genesis 36:12בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֥י · are the grandsons
    Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
  4. Genesis 36:13בְּנֵ֣י · the sons; בְּנֵ֥י · the grandsons
    These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  5. Genesis 36:14בְּנֵ֨י · the sons
    These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
  6. Genesis 36:15בְנֵֽי־ · among the sons; בְּנֵ֤י · The sons
    These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
  7. Genesis 36:16בְּנֵ֥י · are the grandsons
    Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
  8. Genesis 36:17בְּנֵ֤י · are the sons; בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֥י · are the grandsons
    These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  9. Genesis 36:18בְּנֵ֤י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
  10. Genesis 36:19בְנֵי־ · are the sons
    All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.
  11. Genesis 36:20בְנֵֽי־ · are the sons
    These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
  12. Genesis 36:21בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
  13. Genesis 36:22בְנֵי־ · The sons
    The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
  14. Genesis 36:23בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
  15. Genesis 36:24בְנֵֽי־ · are the sons
    These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)
  16. Genesis 36:25בְנֵֽי־ · are the children
    These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
  17. Genesis 36:26בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
  18. Genesis 36:27בְּנֵי־ · are the sons
    These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
  19. Genesis 36:28בְנֵֽי־ · are the sons
    These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
  20. Genesis 36:31לִבְנֵ֥י · over the Israelites
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  21. Genesis 36:32בֶּן־ · son
    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
  22. Genesis 36:33בֶּן־ · son
    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
  23. Genesis 36:35בֶּן־ · son
    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
  24. Genesis 36:38בֶּן־ · son
    When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
  25. Genesis 36:39בֶּן־ · son
    When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
  26. Genesis 37:2בֶּן־ · old; בְּנֵ֥י · the sons; בְּנֵ֥י
    This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
  27. Genesis 37:3בָּנָ֔יו · his other sons; בֶן־ · had been born
    Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
  28. Genesis 37:32בִּנְךָ֛ · your son’s
    They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
  29. Genesis 37:33בְּנִ֔י · It is my son’s
    His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
  30. Genesis 37:34בְּנ֖וֹ · his son
    Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  31. Genesis 37:35בָּנָ֨יו · his sons; בְּנִ֛י · my son
    All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
  32. Genesis 38:3בֵּ֑ן · a son
    So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
  33. Genesis 38:4בֵּ֑ן · a son
    Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
  34. Genesis 38:5בֵּ֔ן · son
    Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
  35. Genesis 38:11בְנִ֔י · my son
    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  36. Genesis 38:26בְנִ֑י · to my son
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  37. Genesis 41:46בֶּן־ · years old
    Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
  38. Genesis 41:50בָנִ֔ים · sons
    Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
  39. Genesis 42:1לְבָנָ֔יו · to his sons
    When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
  40. Genesis 42:5בְּנֵ֣י · So the sons
    So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.