בֵּן

Strong’s Definition

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.)

Etymology & Derivation

from H1129 (בָּנָה);

KJV Usage

[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.son, grandson, child, member of a group
• 2.son, male child
• 3.grandson
• 4.children (plural, male and female)
• 5.youth, young men (plural)
• 6.young (of animals)
• 7.sons (as characterization, i.e., sons of injustice (for unrighteous men) or sons of god (for angels)
• 8.people (of a nation) (plural)
• 9.of lifeless things, i.e., sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)
• 10.a member of a guild, order, class

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bên; Pronunciation: bane