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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4,932 total
  1. Genesis 42:11בְּנֵ֥י · sons
    We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
  2. Genesis 42:13בְּנֵ֥י · the sons
    But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
  3. Genesis 42:32בְּנֵ֣י · sons
    We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
  4. Genesis 42:37בָנַי֙ · sons
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  5. Genesis 42:38בְּנִ֖י · My son
    But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
  6. Genesis 43:29בֶּן־ · son; בְּנִֽי׃ · my son
    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
  7. Genesis 45:9בִּנְךָ֣ · your son
    Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
  8. Genesis 45:10וּבָנֶ֖יךָ · and your children; וּבְנֵ֣י · and grandchildren; בָנֶ֑יךָ
    You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
  9. Genesis 45:21בְּנֵ֣י · So the sons
    So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
  10. Genesis 45:28בְּנִ֖י · My son
    “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
  11. Genesis 46:5בְנֵֽי־ · and the sons
    Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
  12. Genesis 46:7בָּנָ֞יו · his sons; וּבְנֵ֤י · and grandsons; בָנָיו֙; בָּנָ֖יו
    Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
  13. Genesis 46:8בְּנֵֽי־ · of the sons; וּבָנָ֑יו · and his descendants
    Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
  14. Genesis 46:9וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  15. Genesis 46:10וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons; בֶּן־ · the son
    The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
  16. Genesis 46:11וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  17. Genesis 46:12וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons; בְנֵי־ · The sons
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  18. Genesis 46:13וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
  19. Genesis 46:14וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
  20. Genesis 46:15בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons; בָּנָ֛יו · of sons
    These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
  21. Genesis 46:16וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
  22. Genesis 46:17וּבְנֵ֣י · The children; וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
  23. Genesis 46:18בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
  24. Genesis 46:19בְּנֵ֤י · The sons
    The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
  25. Genesis 46:21וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  26. Genesis 46:22בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
  27. Genesis 46:23וּבְנֵי־ · The son
    The son of Dan: Hushim.
  28. Genesis 46:24וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
  29. Genesis 46:25בְּנֵ֣י · are the sons
    These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
  30. Genesis 46:26בְנֵי־ · sons
    All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
  31. Genesis 46:27וּבְנֵ֥י · sons
    And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
  32. Genesis 47:29לִבְנ֣וֹ · his son
    When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
  33. Genesis 48:1בָנָיו֙ · sons
    Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
  34. Genesis 48:2בִּנְךָ֥ · Your son
    When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
  35. Genesis 48:5בָנֶיךָ֩ · sons
    And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
  36. Genesis 48:8בְּנֵ֣י · the sons
    When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
  37. Genesis 48:9בָּנַ֣י · are the sons
    Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
  38. Genesis 48:19בְנִי֙ · my son
    But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
  39. Genesis 49:1בָּנָ֑יו · his sons
    Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: