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. Ezra 2:9בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Zaccai, 760;
  2. Ezra 2:10בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bani, 642;
  3. Ezra 2:11בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bebai, 623;
  4. Ezra 2:12בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
  5. Ezra 2:13בְּנֵי֙ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
  6. Ezra 2:14בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
  7. Ezra 2:15בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Adin, 454;
  8. Ezra 2:16בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;
  9. Ezra 2:17בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bezai, 323;
  10. Ezra 2:18בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Jorah, 112;
  11. Ezra 2:19בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Hashum, 223;
  12. Ezra 2:20בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Gibbar, 95;
  13. Ezra 2:21בְּנֵ֣י · the men
    …the men of Bethlehem, 123;
  14. Ezra 2:24בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
  15. Ezra 2:25בְּנֵ֨י · the men
    …the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
  16. Ezra 2:26בְּנֵ֤י · the men
    …the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  17. Ezra 2:29בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Nebo, 52;
  18. Ezra 2:30בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Magbish, 156;
  19. Ezra 2:31בְּנֵי֙ · the descendants
    …the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
  20. Ezra 2:32בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Harim, 320;
  21. Ezra 2:33בְּנֵי־ · the men
    …the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
  22. Ezra 2:34בְּנֵ֣י · the men
    …the men of Jericho, 345;
  23. Ezra 2:35בְּנֵ֣י · and the descendants
    …and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.
  24. Ezra 2:36בְּנֵ֤י · The descendants
    The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
  25. Ezra 2:37בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  26. Ezra 2:38בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
  27. Ezra 2:39בְּנֵ֣י · and the descendants
    …and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
  28. Ezra 2:40בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; לִבְנֵ֥י · through the line
    The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
  29. Ezra 2:41בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.
  30. Ezra 2:42בְּנֵ֣י; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants; בְּנֵ֣י · and the descendants
    The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.
  31. Ezra 2:43בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
  32. Ezra 2:44בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּֽנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
  33. Ezra 2:45בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
  34. Ezra 2:46בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,
  35. Ezra 2:47בְּנֵי־ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,