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. Ecclesiastes 2:3לִבְנֵ֤י · for men
    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:7וּבְנֵי־ · and servants were born
    I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
  3. Ecclesiastes 2:8בְּנֵ֥י · of the sons
    …and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
  4. Ecclesiastes 3:10לִבְנֵ֥י · upon the sons
    I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
  5. Ecclesiastes 3:18בְּנֵ֣י · the sons
    I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
  6. Ecclesiastes 3:19בְֽנֵי־
    For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
  7. Ecclesiastes 3:21בְּנֵ֣י · of man
    Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
  8. Ecclesiastes 4:8בֵּ֧ן · a son
    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
  9. Ecclesiastes 5:14בֵּ֔ן · a son
    …or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
  10. Ecclesiastes 8:11בְּֽנֵי־
    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
  11. Ecclesiastes 9:3בְּֽנֵי־ · of men
    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
  12. Ecclesiastes 9:12בְּנֵ֣י · so men
    For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
  13. Ecclesiastes 10:17בֶּן־ · is a son
    Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
  14. Ecclesiastes 12:12בְּנִ֣י · my son
    And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
  15. Song of Solomon 1:6בְּנֵ֧י · sons
    Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
  16. Song of Solomon 2:3הַבָּנִ֑ים · the young men
    Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
  17. Isaiah 1:1בֶן־ · son
    This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
  18. Isaiah 1:2בָּנִים֙ · children
    Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
  19. Isaiah 1:4בָּנִ֖ים · children
    Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
  20. Isaiah 2:1בֶּן־ · son
    This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
  21. Isaiah 5:1בֶּן־ · on a very fertile
    I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
  22. Isaiah 7:1בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son; בֶּן־ · son
    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
  23. Isaiah 7:3בְּנֶ֑ךָ · with your son
    Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
  24. Isaiah 7:4וּבֶן־ · and of the son
    …and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
  25. Isaiah 7:5וּבֶן־ · and the son
    For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
  26. Isaiah 7:6בֶּן־ · the son
    ‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
  27. Isaiah 7:9בֶּן־ · is the son
    The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
  28. Isaiah 7:14בֵּ֔ן · to a son
    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  29. Isaiah 8:2בֶּ֥ן · son
    And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
  30. Isaiah 8:3בֵּ֑ן · a son
    And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
  31. Isaiah 8:6וּבֶן־ · and the son
    “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
  32. Isaiah 9:6בֵּ֚ן · a son
    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  33. Isaiah 11:14בְּנֵי־ · the sons; וּבְנֵ֥י · and the Ammonites
    They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
  34. Isaiah 13:1בֶּן־ · son
    This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
  35. Isaiah 13:18בָּנִ֖ים · the children
    Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.
  36. Isaiah 14:12בֶּן־ · son
    How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
  37. Isaiah 14:21לְבָנָ֛יו · his sons
    Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
  38. Isaiah 17:3בְּנֵֽי־
    The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
  39. Isaiah 17:9בְּנֵ֣י · to the Israelites
    In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
  40. Isaiah 19:11בֶּן־ · am one; בֶּן־ · a son
    The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
  41. Isaiah 20:2בֶן־ · son
    …the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
  42. Isaiah 21:10וּבֶן־ · O my people
    O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
  43. Isaiah 21:17בְנֵֽי־
    The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
  44. Isaiah 22:20בֶּן־ · son
    On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
  45. Isaiah 27:12בְּנֵ֥י · O Israelites
    In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
  46. Isaiah 30:1בָּנִ֤ים · children
    “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.