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
- Isaiah 30:9בָּנִ֖ים · children; בָּנִ֕ים · childrenThese are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.
- Isaiah 31:6בְּנֵ֥י · O childrenReturn to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
- Isaiah 36:3בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonThen Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.
- Isaiah 36:22בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · sonThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
- Isaiah 37:2בֶן־ · sonAnd he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
- Isaiah 37:3בָנִים֙ · children…to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
- Isaiah 37:12וּבְנֵי־ · and of the peopleDid the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
- Isaiah 37:21בֶן־ · sonThen Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
- Isaiah 37:38בָּנָיו֙ · his sons; בְּנ֖וֹ · And his sonOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 38:1בֶן־ · sonIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
- Isaiah 38:19לְבָנִ֔ים · their childrenThe living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
- Isaiah 39:1בֶּֽן־ · sonAt that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
- Isaiah 39:7וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ · And some of your descendantsAnd some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
- Isaiah 43:6בָנַי֙ · My sonsI will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
- Isaiah 45:11בָּנַ֛י · My sonsThus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
- Isaiah 49:15בֶּן־ · for the son“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
- Isaiah 49:17בָּנָ֑יִךְ · Your buildersYour builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
- Isaiah 49:20בְּנֵ֖י · the childrenYet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
- Isaiah 49:22בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ · your sonsThis is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
- Isaiah 49:25בָּנַ֖יִךְ · your childrenIndeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
- Isaiah 51:12וּמִבֶּן־ · of a son“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- Isaiah 51:18בָּנִ֖ים · the sons; בָּנִ֖ים · the sonsAmong all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.
- Isaiah 51:20בָּנַ֜יִךְ · Your sonsYour sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.
- Isaiah 52:14מִבְּנֵ֥י · [was marred] beyond human likenessJust as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
- Isaiah 54:1בְּֽנֵי־ · [are] the children; מִבְּנֵ֥י · [than]“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
- Isaiah 54:13בָּנַ֖יִךְ · your sons; בָּנָֽיִךְ׃ · [will be their]Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Isaiah 56:2וּבֶן־ · and the sonBlessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
- Isaiah 56:3בֶּן־ · foreignerLet no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
- Isaiah 56:5מִבָּנִ֣ים · that of sonsI will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
- Isaiah 56:6וּבְנֵ֣י · And the foreignersAnd the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
- Isaiah 57:3בְּנֵ֣י · sons“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
- Isaiah 60:4בָּנַ֙יִךְ֙ · your sonsLift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
- Isaiah 60:9בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ · your childrenSurely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
- Isaiah 60:10בְנֵֽי־ · ForeignersForeigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
- Isaiah 60:14בְּנֵ֣י · The sonsThe sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 61:5וּבְנֵ֣י · and foreignersStrangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
- Isaiah 62:5בָּנָ֑יִךְ · so your sonsFor as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Isaiah 62:8בְנֵֽי־ · foreignersThe LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
- Isaiah 63:8בָּנִ֖ים · sonsFor He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
- Isaiah 65:20בֶּן־ · years; בֶּן־No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
- Isaiah 66:8בָּנֶֽיהָ׃ · her childrenWho has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.
- Isaiah 66:20בְנֵ֨י · the IsraelitesAnd they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”