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 18:12בֶּן־ · son
    Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:15בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:16בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:17בֶּן־ · son; וּבְנֵי־ · sons
    Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
  5. 1 Chronicles 19:1בְּנֵי־ · of the Ammonites; בְּנ֖וֹ · his son
    Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
  6. 1 Chronicles 19:2בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵי־ · of the Ammonites
    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
  7. 1 Chronicles 19:3בְנֵי־ · of the Ammonites
    …the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
  8. 1 Chronicles 19:6בְּנֵ֣י · When the Ammonites; וּבְנֵ֨י · and the Ammonites
    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 19:7וּבְנֵ֣י · while the Ammonites
    So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
  10. 1 Chronicles 19:9בְּנֵ֣י · The Ammonites
    The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
  11. 1 Chronicles 19:11בְּנֵ֥י · the Ammonites
    And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
  12. 1 Chronicles 19:12בְּנֵ֥י · 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.
  13. 1 Chronicles 19:15וּבְנֵ֨י · When the Ammonites
    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
  14. 1 Chronicles 19:19בְּנֵי־ · the Ammonites
    When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
  15. 1 Chronicles 20:1בְּנֵֽי־ · of the Ammonites
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
  16. 1 Chronicles 20:3בְנֵי־ · the Ammonite
    David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
  17. 1 Chronicles 20:5בֶּן־ · son
    Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
  18. 1 Chronicles 20:7בֶּן־ · the son
    …and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
  19. 1 Chronicles 21:20בָּנָ֛יו · sons
    Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
  20. 1 Chronicles 22:5בְנִי֮ · My son
    And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
  21. 1 Chronicles 22:6בְנ֑וֹ · his son
    Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
  22. 1 Chronicles 22:7בְּנוֹ · My son
    “My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
  23. 1 Chronicles 22:9בֵ֞ן · a son
    But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
  24. 1 Chronicles 22:10לְבֵ֔ן · son
    He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
  25. 1 Chronicles 22:11בְנִ֔י · my son
    Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.
  26. 1 Chronicles 22:17בְנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
  27. 1 Chronicles 23:1בְנ֖וֹ · he installed his son
    When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
  28. 1 Chronicles 23:3מִבֶּ֛ן · years of age
    The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
  29. 1 Chronicles 23:6לִבְנֵ֣י · according to the sons
    Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  30. 1 Chronicles 23:8בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
  31. 1 Chronicles 23:9בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
  32. 1 Chronicles 23:10וּבְנֵ֣י · And the sons; בְנֵי־ · [were] the sons
    And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
  33. 1 Chronicles 23:11בָנִ֔ים · sons
    Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
  34. 1 Chronicles 23:12בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
  35. 1 Chronicles 23:13בְּנֵ֥י · The sons; וּבָנָיו֙ · and his descendants
    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  36. 1 Chronicles 23:14בָּנָ֕יו · his sons
    As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
  37. 1 Chronicles 23:15בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
  38. 1 Chronicles 23:16בְּנֵ֥י · The descendants
    The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
  39. 1 Chronicles 23:17בְנֵי־ · The descendants; בָּנִ֣ים · sons; וּבְנֵ֥י · but the sons
    The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
  40. 1 Chronicles 23:18בְּנֵ֥י · The sons
    The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.