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. Nehemiah 7:16בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bebai, 628;
  2. Nehemiah 7:17בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
  3. Nehemiah 7:18בְּנֵי֙ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Adonikam, 667;
  4. Nehemiah 7:19בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;
  5. Nehemiah 7:20בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Adin, 655;
  6. Nehemiah 7:21בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;
  7. Nehemiah 7:22בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Hashum, 328;
  8. Nehemiah 7:23בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bezai, 324;
  9. Nehemiah 7:24בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Hariph, 112;
  10. Nehemiah 7:25בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Gibeon, 95;
  11. Nehemiah 7:34בְּנֵי֙ · the descendants
    …the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
  12. Nehemiah 7:35בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Harim, 320;
  13. Nehemiah 7:36בְּנֵ֣י · the men
    …the men of Jericho, 345;
  14. Nehemiah 7:37בְּנֵי־ · the men
    …the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
  15. Nehemiah 7:38בְּנֵ֣י · and the descendants
    …and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.
  16. Nehemiah 7:39בְּנֵ֤י · the descendants
    The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
  17. Nehemiah 7:40בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  18. Nehemiah 7:41בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
  19. Nehemiah 7:42בְּנֵ֣י · and the descendants
    …and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
  20. Nehemiah 7:43בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; לִבְנֵ֥י · through the line
    The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.
  21. Nehemiah 7:44בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants
    The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
  22. Nehemiah 7:45בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵֽי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵֽי־ · 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, 138 in all.
  23. Nehemiah 7:46בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
  24. Nehemiah 7:47בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,
  25. Nehemiah 7:48בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,
  26. Nehemiah 7:49בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,
  27. Nehemiah 7:50בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
  28. Nehemiah 7:51בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
  29. Nehemiah 7:52בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵי־ · the descendants; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    …the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
  30. Nehemiah 7:53בְּנֵי־ · the descendants
    …the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,