בֵּן
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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4,932 occurrences37 books3,654 verses
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.
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
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4,932 total
- Nehemiah 3:6בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonThe Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:8בֶּֽן־ · son; בֶּן־ · oneNext to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
- Nehemiah 3:9בֶן־ · sonNext to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
- Nehemiah 3:10בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son…next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
- Nehemiah 3:11בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonMalchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
- Nehemiah 3:12בֶּן־ · sonAnd next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
- Nehemiah 3:14בֶן־ · sonThe Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:15בֶּן־ · sonThe Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
- Nehemiah 3:16בֶן־ · sonBeyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
- Nehemiah 3:17בֶּן־ · sonNext to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
- Nehemiah 3:18בֶּן־ · sonNext to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
- Nehemiah 3:19בֶּן־ · sonAnd next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.
- Nehemiah 3:20בֶּן־ · sonNext to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- Nehemiah 3:21בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the sonNext to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
- Nehemiah 3:23בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the sonBeyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
- Nehemiah 3:24בֶּן־ · sonAfter him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
- Nehemiah 3:25בֶּן־ · son; בֶן־ · son…and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
- Nehemiah 3:29בֶּן־ · son; בֶן־ · sonNext to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
- Nehemiah 3:30בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonNext to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
- Nehemiah 3:31בֶּן־ · one of the goldsmithsNext to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
- Nehemiah 4:14בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם · your sonsAfter I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
- Nehemiah 5:2בָּנֵ֥ינוּ · [and] our sonsSome were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
- Nehemiah 5:5כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם · We and our children; בָּנֵ֑ינוּ · and their children; בָּנֵ֨ינוּ · our sonsWe and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
- Nehemiah 6:10בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the sonLater, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”
- Nehemiah 6:18בֶן־ · son; בְּנ֔וֹ · and his son; בֶּ֥ן · sonFor many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
- Nehemiah 7:6בְּנֵ֣י · are the peopleThese 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,
- Nehemiah 7:8בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
- Nehemiah 7:9בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
- Nehemiah 7:10בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Arah, 652;
- Nehemiah 7:11בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; לִבְנֵ֥י · through the line…the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
- Nehemiah 7:12בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
- Nehemiah 7:13בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Zattu, 845;
- Nehemiah 7:14בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Zaccai, 760;
- Nehemiah 7:15בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants…the descendants of Binnui, 648;