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. 1 Chronicles 7:3וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:4וּבָנִֽים׃ · and children
    In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:7וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:8וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons; בְּנֵי־ · sons
    The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:10וּבְנֵ֥י · The son; וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:11בְּנֵ֤י · sons
    All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
  7. 1 Chronicles 7:12בְּנֵ֣י · were descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · were descendants
    The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
  8. 1 Chronicles 7:13בְּנֵ֣י · The sons; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 7:14בְּנֵ֣י · The descendants
    The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
  10. 1 Chronicles 7:16בֵּ֔ן · a son; וּבָנָ֖יו · and his sons
    Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
  11. 1 Chronicles 7:17וּבְנֵ֥י · The son; בְּנֵ֣י · were the sons; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son
    The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
  12. 1 Chronicles 7:19בְּנֵ֣י · the sons
    And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
  13. 1 Chronicles 7:20וּבְנֵ֥י · The descendants; בְּנוֹ֙ · his son; בְּנ֔וֹ · his son; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
  14. 1 Chronicles 7:21בְּנ֛וֹ · his son; בְּנ֖וֹ · his son
    Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
  15. 1 Chronicles 7:23בֵּ֑ן · a son
    And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
  16. 1 Chronicles 7:25בְּנ֗וֹ · [was] his son; בְּנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
  17. 1 Chronicles 7:26בְּנ֛וֹ · his son; בְּנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
  18. 1 Chronicles 7:27בְּנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
  19. 1 Chronicles 7:29בְנֵי־; בְּנֵ֥י · The descendants; בֶּן־ · son
    And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
  20. 1 Chronicles 7:30בְּנֵ֣י · The children
    The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
  21. 1 Chronicles 7:31וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
  22. 1 Chronicles 7:33וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons; בְּנֵ֥י · sons
    The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
  23. 1 Chronicles 7:34וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
  24. 1 Chronicles 7:35וּבֶן־ · The sons
    The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
  25. 1 Chronicles 7:36בְּנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
  26. 1 Chronicles 7:38וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
  27. 1 Chronicles 7:39וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
  28. 1 Chronicles 7:40בְנֵי־ · [were] the descendants
    All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
  29. 1 Chronicles 8:3בָנִ֖ים · The sons
    The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,