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. 2 Chronicles 26:23בְּנ֖וֹ · And his son
    And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:1בֶּן־ · years old
    Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
  3. 2 Chronicles 27:5בְּנֵי־ · of the Ammonites; בְנֵֽי־ · they; בְּנֵ֣י · [They]
    Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
  4. 2 Chronicles 27:8בֶּן־ · years old
    He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
  5. 2 Chronicles 27:9בְּנ֖וֹ · And his son
    And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
  6. 2 Chronicles 28:1בֶּן־ · years old
    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
  7. 2 Chronicles 28:3בֶן־; בָּנָיו֙ · [his] sons; בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  8. 2 Chronicles 28:6בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵי־ · men
    For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  9. 2 Chronicles 28:7בֶּן־ · the son
    Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
  10. 2 Chronicles 28:8בְנֵֽי־ · Then the Israelites; בָּנִ֣ים · sons
    Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
  11. 2 Chronicles 28:10בְּנֵֽי־
    And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God?
  12. 2 Chronicles 28:12בְנֵֽי־ · of the Ephraimites; בֶן־ · son; בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
  13. 2 Chronicles 28:27בְנ֖וֹ · And his son
    And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
  14. 2 Chronicles 29:1בֶּן־ · years old
    Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
  15. 2 Chronicles 29:9וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ · and our sons
    For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
  16. 2 Chronicles 29:11בָּנַ֕י · my sons
    Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 29:12בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son; בְּנֵ֣י · the Kohathites; בְּנֵ֣י; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
  18. 2 Chronicles 29:13בְּנֵי֙ · the Elizaphanites; בְּנֵ֣י · the Asaphites
    Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
  19. 2 Chronicles 29:14בְּנֵ֥י · the Hemanites; בְּנֵ֣י · the Jeduthunites
    Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
  20. 2 Chronicles 29:21לִבְנֵ֤י · the descendants
    They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
  21. 2 Chronicles 30:6בְּנֵ֣י · Children
    At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
  22. 2 Chronicles 30:9וּבְנֵיכֶ֤ם · and sons
    For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
  23. 2 Chronicles 30:21בְנֵֽי־ · The Israelites
    The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
  24. 2 Chronicles 30:26בֶן־ · son
    So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
  25. 2 Chronicles 31:1בְּנֵ֧י · the Israelites
    When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
  26. 2 Chronicles 31:5בְנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
  27. 2 Chronicles 31:6וּבְנֵ֧י · And the Israelites
    And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.
  28. 2 Chronicles 31:14בֶן־ · son
    Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.
  29. 2 Chronicles 31:16מִבֶּ֨ן · years of age
    In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—
  30. 2 Chronicles 31:17מִבֶּ֛ן · years of age
    …and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their responsibilities and divisions.
  31. 2 Chronicles 31:18וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם · sons
    The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters of the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.