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 31:19וְלִבְנֵי֩ · the descendants
    As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:20בֶן־ · son
    In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
  3. 2 Chronicles 32:32בֶן־ · son
    As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
  4. 2 Chronicles 32:33בְנֵי־ · descendants; בְנ֖וֹ · And his son
    And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
  5. 2 Chronicles 33:1בֶּן־ · years old
    Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
  6. 2 Chronicles 33:2בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  7. 2 Chronicles 33:6בָּנָ֤יו · his sons; בֶן־
    He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
  8. 2 Chronicles 33:7בְנ֔וֹ · and his son
    Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.
  9. 2 Chronicles 33:9בְּנֵ֥י · the Israelites
    So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
  10. 2 Chronicles 33:20בְּנ֖וֹ · And his son
    And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
  11. 2 Chronicles 33:21בֶּן־ · years old
    Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
  12. 2 Chronicles 33:25בְנ֖וֹ · and they made his son
    But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
  13. 2 Chronicles 34:1בֶּן־ · years old
    Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
  14. 2 Chronicles 34:8בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
  15. 2 Chronicles 34:12בְּנֵ֣י · descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · descendants
    And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
  16. 2 Chronicles 34:20בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    …and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
  17. 2 Chronicles 34:22בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son
    So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
  18. 2 Chronicles 34:33לִבְנֵ֣י · belonging to the Israelites
    And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  19. 2 Chronicles 35:3בֶן־ · son
    To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
  20. 2 Chronicles 35:4בְנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
  21. 2 Chronicles 35:5בְּנֵ֣י · the lay people
    Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.
  22. 2 Chronicles 35:7לִבְנֵ֪י; וּבְנֵֽי־ · and
    From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
  23. 2 Chronicles 35:12לִבְנֵ֣י
    They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.
  24. 2 Chronicles 35:13בְּנֵ֥י
    They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
  25. 2 Chronicles 35:14בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
  26. 2 Chronicles 35:15בְּנֵי־ · the descendants
    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
  27. 2 Chronicles 35:17בְנֵֽי־ · The Israelites
    The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
  28. 2 Chronicles 36:1בֶּן־ · son
    Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
  29. 2 Chronicles 36:2בֶּן־ · years old
    Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
  30. 2 Chronicles 36:5בֶּן־ · years old
    Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
  31. 2 Chronicles 36:8בְּנ֖וֹ · And his son
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
  32. 2 Chronicles 36:9בֶּן־ · old
    Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  33. 2 Chronicles 36:11בֶּן־ · years old
    Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
  34. 2 Chronicles 36:20וּלְבָנָיו֙ · and his sons
    Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
  35. Ezra 2:1בְּנֵ֣י · the people
    Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
  36. Ezra 2:3בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
  37. Ezra 2:4בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
  38. Ezra 2:5בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Arah, 775;
  39. Ezra 2:6בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; לִבְנֵ֥י · through the line
    …the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
  40. Ezra 2:7בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
  41. Ezra 2:8בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Zattu, 945;