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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. Psalm 31:19בְּנֵ֣י · the sons
    How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
  2. Psalm 33:13בְּנֵ֥י · the sons
    The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
  3. Psalm 34:11בָ֭נִים · children
    Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
  4. Psalm 36:7וּבְנֵ֥י · that the children
    How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
  5. Psalm 42:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  6. Psalm 44:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
  7. Psalm 45:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
  8. Psalm 45:2מִבְּנֵ֬י · of men
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  9. Psalm 45:16בָנֶ֑יךָ · Your sons
    Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
  10. Psalm 46:1לִבְנֵי־ · Of the sons
    For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  11. Psalm 47:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
  12. Psalm 48:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  13. Psalm 49:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
  14. Psalm 49:2בְּנֵ֣י · low and high; בְּנֵי־
    …both low and high, rich and poor alike.
  15. Psalm 50:20בְּבֶֽן־ · son
    You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
  16. Psalm 53:2בְּנֵ֫י · the sons
    God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  17. Psalm 57:4בְּֽנֵי־
    My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
  18. Psalm 58:1בְּנֵ֣י · O sons
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
  19. Psalm 62:9בְּנֵֽי־ · Lowborn; בְּנֵ֫י · the exalted
    Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
  20. Psalm 66:5בְּנֵ֥י
    Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
  21. Psalm 69:8לִבְנֵ֥י · sons
    I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
  22. Psalm 72:1לְבֶן־ · and the son
    Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
  23. Psalm 72:4לִבְנֵ֣י · the children
    May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
  24. Psalm 72:20בֶּן־ · son
    Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
  25. Psalm 73:15בָּנֶ֣יךָ · Your children
    If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
  26. Psalm 77:15בְּנֵי־ · the sons
    With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
  27. Psalm 78:4מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם · [them] from their children
    We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
  28. Psalm 78:5לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · to their children
    For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,
  29. Psalm 78:6בָּנִ֣ים · even children; לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · their [own] children
    …that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children
  30. Psalm 78:9בְּֽנֵי־
    The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
  31. Psalm 79:11בְּנֵ֣י · those condemned
    May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
  32. Psalm 80:15בֵּ֝֗ן · the son
    …the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
  33. Psalm 80:17בֶּן־ · the son
    Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
  34. Psalm 82:6וּבְנֵ֖י · sons
    I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
  35. Psalm 83:8לִבְנֵי־ · to the sons
    Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
  36. Psalm 84:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
  37. Psalm 85:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
  38. Psalm 86:16לְבֶן־ · the son
    Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
  39. Psalm 87:1לִבְנֵי־ · of the sons
    A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
  40. Psalm 88:1לִבְנֵ֫י · of the sons
    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
  41. Psalm 89:6בִּבְנֵ֥י · Who among the heavenly beings
    For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  42. Psalm 89:22וּבֶן־ · man
    No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
  43. Psalm 89:30בָ֭נָיו · his sons
    If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
  44. Psalm 89:47בְּנֵי־
    Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
  45. Psalm 90:3בְנֵי־ · O sons
    You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
  46. Psalm 90:16בְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ · their children
    May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
  47. Psalm 102:20בְּנֵ֣י · those condemned
    …to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,