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 23:19בְּנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:20בְּנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
  3. 1 Chronicles 23:21בְּנֵ֤י · The sons; בְּנֵ֥י · The sons
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:22בָּנִ֖ים · sons; בְּנֵי־ · the sons
    Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:23בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
  6. 1 Chronicles 23:24בְנֵֽי־ · were the descendants; מִבֶּ֛ן · years of age
    These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
  7. 1 Chronicles 23:27בְּנֵי־ · the Levites; מִבֶּ֛ן · years of age
    For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
  8. 1 Chronicles 23:28בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
  9. 1 Chronicles 23:32בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
  10. 1 Chronicles 24:1וְלִבְנֵ֥י · of the descendants; בְּנֵ֣י · The sons
    These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  11. 1 Chronicles 24:2וּבָנִ֖ים · sons
    But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
  12. 1 Chronicles 24:3בְּנֵ֣י · descendant; בְּנֵ֣י · descendant
    With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
  13. 1 Chronicles 24:4בְֽנֵי־ · descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · [those]; לִבְנֵ֨י · from the descendants; וְלִבְנֵ֧י · from the descendants
    Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
  14. 1 Chronicles 24:5מִבְּנֵ֥י · descendants; וּבִבְנֵ֥י
    Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
  15. 1 Chronicles 24:6בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.
  16. 1 Chronicles 24:20וְלִבְנֵ֥י · descendants; לִבְנֵ֤י · From the sons; לִבְנֵ֥י · from the sons
    Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
  17. 1 Chronicles 24:21לִבְנֵ֣י · from his sons
    As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah.
  18. 1 Chronicles 24:22לִבְנֵ֥י · from the sons
    From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
  19. 1 Chronicles 24:23וּבְנָ֖י · From the sons [of Hebron]
    From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
  20. 1 Chronicles 24:24בְּנֵ֤י · [From] the sons; לִבְנֵ֥י · from the sons of
    From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
  21. 1 Chronicles 24:25לִבְנֵ֥י · from the sons
    The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
  22. 1 Chronicles 24:26בְּנֵ֤י · The sons; בְּנֵ֖י · The son; בְנֽוֹ׃ · Beno
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
  23. 1 Chronicles 24:27בְּנֵ֖י · The descendants; בְנ֔וֹ · Beno
    The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
  24. 1 Chronicles 24:28בָּנִֽים׃ · sons
    From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
  25. 1 Chronicles 24:29בְּנֵי־ · the son
    From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.
  26. 1 Chronicles 24:30וּבְנֵ֣י · And the sons; בְּנֵ֥י · were the sons
    And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
  27. 1 Chronicles 24:31בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants
    As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
  28. 1 Chronicles 25:1לִבְנֵ֤י · some of the sons
    Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
  29. 1 Chronicles 25:2לִבְנֵ֣י · From the sons; בְּנֵ֣י · These sons
    From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
  30. 1 Chronicles 25:3בְּנֵ֣י · From the sons
    From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
  31. 1 Chronicles 25:4בְּנֵ֣י · From the sons
    From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.