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. Proverbs 4:20בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
  2. Proverbs 5:1בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
  3. Proverbs 5:7בָ֭נִים · my sons
    So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
  4. Proverbs 5:20בְנִ֣י · my son
    Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
  5. Proverbs 6:1בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
  6. Proverbs 6:3בְּנִ֡י · my son
    …then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
  7. Proverbs 6:20בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
  8. Proverbs 7:1בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
  9. Proverbs 7:7בַבָּנִ֗ים · among the youths
    I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
  10. Proverbs 7:24בָ֭נִים · my sons
    Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
  11. Proverbs 8:4בְּנֵ֥י · the sons
    “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
  12. Proverbs 8:31בְּנֵ֥י · in the sons
    I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.
  13. Proverbs 8:32בָ֭נִים · my sons
    Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  14. Proverbs 10:1בֵּ֣ן · son; וּבֵ֥ן · son
    The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
  15. Proverbs 10:5בֵּ֣ן · son; בֵּ֣ן · son
    He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
  16. Proverbs 13:1בֵּ֣ן · son
    A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
  17. Proverbs 13:22בְּנֵֽי־ · to his children’s; בָנִ֑ים · children
    A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
  18. Proverbs 13:24בְנ֑וֹ · his son
    He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
  19. Proverbs 14:26וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו · and his children
    He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  20. Proverbs 15:11בְּֽנֵי־
    Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!
  21. Proverbs 15:20בֵּ֣ן · son
    A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
  22. Proverbs 17:2בְּבֵ֣ן · son
    A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
  23. Proverbs 17:6בְּנֵ֣י · Grandchildren; בָנִ֑ים; בָּנִ֣ים · of a son
    Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
  24. Proverbs 17:25בֵּ֣ן · son
    A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  25. Proverbs 19:13בֵּ֣ן · son
    A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
  26. Proverbs 19:18בִּ֭נְךָ · your son
    Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
  27. Proverbs 19:26בֵּ֝֗ן · is a son
    He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
  28. Proverbs 19:27בְּ֭נִי · my son
    If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  29. Proverbs 20:7בָנָ֣יו · his children
    The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  30. Proverbs 23:15בְּ֭נִי · My son
    My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
  31. Proverbs 23:19בְנִ֣י · my son
    Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
  32. Proverbs 23:26בְנִ֣י · My son
    My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
  33. Proverbs 24:13בְּנִ֣י · my son
    Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
  34. Proverbs 24:21בְּנִ֣י · My son
    My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
  35. Proverbs 27:11בְּ֭נִי · my son
    Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
  36. Proverbs 28:7בֵּ֣ן · son
    A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
  37. Proverbs 29:17בִּ֭נְךָ · your son
    Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
  38. Proverbs 30:1בִּן־ · son
    These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
  39. Proverbs 30:4בְּ֝נ֗וֹ · of His Son
    Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
  40. Proverbs 30:17בְנֵי־ · and young
    As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
  41. Proverbs 31:5בְּנֵי־ · the oppressed
    …lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
  42. Proverbs 31:8בְּנֵ֥י · the dispossessed
    Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
  43. Proverbs 31:28בָ֭נֶיהָ · Her children
    Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
  44. Ecclesiastes 1:1בֶּן־ · the son
    These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
  45. Ecclesiastes 1:13לִבְנֵ֥י · upon the sons
    And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!