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. Jeremiah 43:3בֶּן־ · son
    Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”
  2. Jeremiah 43:4בֶּן־ · son
    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
  3. Jeremiah 43:5בֶּן־ · son
    Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,
  4. Jeremiah 43:6בֶּן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son; בֶּן־ · son
    …the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
  5. Jeremiah 45:1בֶּֽן־ · son; בֶּן־ · son
    This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
  6. Jeremiah 46:2בֶּן־ · the son
    …concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
  7. Jeremiah 47:3בָּנִ֔ים · their sons
    …at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
  8. Jeremiah 48:45בְּנֵ֥י · of the sons
    “Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
  9. Jeremiah 48:46בָנֶ֙יךָ֙ · your sons
    Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
  10. Jeremiah 49:1לִבְנֵ֣י · Concerning the Ammonites; הֲבָנִ֥ים · sons
    Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
  11. Jeremiah 49:2בְּנֵי־ · of the Ammonites
    Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
  12. Jeremiah 49:6בְּנֵֽי־ · the Ammonites
    Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.
  13. Jeremiah 49:18בֶּן־ · man
    As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
  14. Jeremiah 49:28בְּנֵי־ · the people
    Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
  15. Jeremiah 49:33בֶּן־ · man
    “Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.”
  16. Jeremiah 50:4בְנֵֽי־ · the children; וּבְנֵֽי־ · and the children
    “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
  17. Jeremiah 50:33בְּנֵי־ · The sons; וּבְנֵי־ · and the sons
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
  18. Jeremiah 50:40בֶּן־ · man
    As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
  19. Jeremiah 51:43בֶּן־ · son
    Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.
  20. Jeremiah 51:59בֶן־ · son; בֶּן־ · the son
    This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
  21. Jeremiah 52:1בֶּן־ · old
    Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
  22. Jeremiah 52:10בְּנֵ֥י · the sons
    There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.
  23. Lamentations 1:16בָנַי֙ · My children
    For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
  24. Lamentations 3:13בְּנֵ֖י · with His arrows
    He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.
  25. Lamentations 3:33בְנֵי־ · the sons
    For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
  26. Lamentations 4:2בְּנֵ֤י · sons
    How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
  27. Ezekiel 1:3בֶּן־ · the son
    …the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
  28. Ezekiel 2:1בֶּן־ · Son
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
  29. Ezekiel 2:3בֶּן־ · Son; בְּנֵ֣י · the Israelites
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
  30. Ezekiel 2:4וְהַבָּנִ֗ים · children
    They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
  31. Ezekiel 2:6בֶן־ · son
    But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
  32. Ezekiel 2:8בֶן־ · son
    And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
  33. Ezekiel 3:1בֶּן־ · Son
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
  34. Ezekiel 3:3בֶּן־ · Son
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
  35. Ezekiel 3:4בֶּן־ · Son
    Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
  36. Ezekiel 3:10בֶּן־ · Son
    “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
  37. Ezekiel 3:11בְּנֵ֣י · your people
    Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
  38. Ezekiel 3:17בֶּן־ · Son
    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
  39. Ezekiel 3:25בֶן־ · son
    And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
  40. Ezekiel 4:1בֶן־ · son
    “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
  41. Ezekiel 4:13בְנֵֽי־ · the Israelites
    Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”
  42. Ezekiel 4:16בֶּן־ · Son
    Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.