בֵּן 4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician
בן; so Sabean CIS
iv. No. 2, compare
בני DHM
Semitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic
اِبْنً; Assyrian
bin(
u), Lyon
Sargon 9, 1. 57; especially in
bin-bin, grandson COT
Gloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic
בַּר,
Rfb, plural
בְּנִין,
Nycnb; compare Palmyrene, especially Vog
No. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with
בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian
bânu,
begetter (Dl
Pr 104 & compare Ba
ZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally
bilit (
בִּן,
בֵּן) *
בַּן see Sta
§ 183) — absolute
בּ׳ Genesis 4:25 +;
בֵּֽן־ Ezekiel 18:10; construct
בֵּן Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse);
בֶּן־ Genesis 5:32 +;
בֶּן Esther 2:5;
Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefix
Genesis 17:17;
Numbers 8:25;
1 Chronicles 27:23;
2 Chronicles 25:5;
31:16,
17;
בְּנוֺ Numbers 23:18;
Numbers 24:3,
15;
בְּנִי Genesis 49:11;
בִּן Deuteronomy 25:2;
בִּן־ Exodus 33:11 +
32 times (
29 times in combination
בִּן־נוּן (
ישׁוע,
הושׁע)
יהושׁע); suffix
בְּנִי Genesis 21:10 +;
בִּנְךָ Exodus 20:10 +;
לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 7:3;
1 Kings 11:13;
בְּנֵךְ Genesis 30:14 +;
בְּנוֺ Genesis 4:17 +;
בְּנָהּ Genesis 21:10 +; plural
בָּנִים Genesis 3:16 +; construct
בְּנֵי Genesis 6:2 +; suffix
בָּנַי Genesis 31:43 +;
בָּנֵינוּ Joshua 22:25 +;
בְּנֵיכֶם Exodus 3:22 +, etc.; —
1. son, male child, born of a woman
Genesis 4:25;
Genesis 16:11,
15;
Genesis 17:19 compare
Genesis 17:16;
Genesis 18:10,
14;
Genesis 19:37,
38 —
בֶּן־בִּטְנָהּ Isaiah 49:15; begotten by a man
Genesis 5:4f;
Genesis 5:28;
Genesis 6:10;
Genesis 11:11f. + often; ||
(בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Genesis 5:4,
7,
10f.
Genesis 11:11,
13,
15f;
Exodus 20:10;
Deuteronomy 5:14;
Deuteronomy 16:11;
Deuteronomy 16:14;
1 Samuel 30:3;
1 Samuel 30:6;
Job 1:2;
Job 42:13 +; of son as desired
Genesis 30:2 (compare
Genesis 15:2;
Genesis 16:2;
Genesis 17:17;
Genesis 18:10f.;
1 Samuel 1:5-11)
2 Kings 4:14,
28;
Psalm 127:3 +; rejoiced in
Genesis 30:6 +; beloved
Exodus 21:5;
2 Samuel 19:1;
2 Samuel 19:3;
2 Samuel 19:5;
1 Kings 3:26; cared for
Deuteronomy 1:31; spared
Malachi 3:17; disciplined & trained
Deuteronomy 8:5;
Proverbs 3:12;
Proverbs 13:24;
Proverbs 19:18;
Proverbs 29:17; owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents
Proverbs 6:20;
Proverbs 10:1;
Proverbs 13:1;
בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Genesis 27:32;
הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deuteronomy 21:15 compare
1 Samuel 8:2;
בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Genesis 27:15,
42;
בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Genesis 27:1;
בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Genesis 27:15,
42. In particular
c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel
1 Samuel 3:6,
16; compare
1 Samuel 4:16;
1 Samuel 24:17;
1 Samuel 26:17,
21,
25, see also
Proverbs 1:8,
10;
Proverbs 2:1 +; compare
בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha
2 Kings 8:9; by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser
2 Kings 16:7; especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God:
י׳ calls Israel
בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exodus 4:22 compare
Exodus 4:23;
Hosea 11:1, see also
Psalm 80:16 (but compare Che);
בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deuteronomy 14:1;
בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Psalm 82:6 (||
אלהים);
בְּנֵי אֵל־חָ֑י Hosea 2:1; compare further
Deuteronomy 32:5 (plural)
Deuteronomy 32:20 (plural)
Isaiah 1:2,
4;
Isaiah 30:1,
9;
Jeremiah 3:14,
22;
Jeremiah 4:22;
Jeremiah 31:20; of future Davidic king
2 Samuel 7:14 =
1 Chronicles 17:13 compare
Psalm 2:7; expressly referred to
Solomon 1 Chronicles 22:10;
1 Chronicles 28:6; also of children (offered in fire)
Ezekiel 16:21.
g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name
כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה Numbers 14:30;
Numbers 32:12;
Numbers 34:19 +;
יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן Numbers 11:28;
Numbers 14:30;
Numbers 32:12,
28;
Numbers 34:17 +;
יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט 1 Kings 12:2,
15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt)
בֶּן־קִישׁ 1 Samuel 10:11;
בֶּן־יִשַׁי 1 Samuel 20:27,
30,
31;
1 Samuel 22:7,
8,
9,
13;
1 Samuel 25:10;
2 Samuel 20:1;
בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2 Samuel 16:10;
בֶּן־רְמַלְיָהוּ Isaiah 7:4,
5,
9;
Isaiah 8:16;
בֶּן־טָֽבְאַ֑ל Isaiah 7:6; compare also
בְּנֵי לֵוִי Numbers 16:7,
8.
i. in various combinations:
(
β) as term of respect, dignity,
בֶּן־חוֺרִים son of nobles Ecclesiastes 10:17 (in Aramaic =
free born);
בֶּן־חֲכָמִים Isaiah 19:11;
בֶּן־מַלְכֵי־קֶדֶם ib.; compare
בֶּן־מֶלֶךְ Psalm 72:1 (||
מֶלֶךְ);
בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 86:16 in addressing
י׳ (||
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) &
בְּנֵי־עֲבָדֶיךָ Psalm 102:29; of noble appearance
בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judges 8:18.
j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.:
(
α) e.g.
בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר Genesis 10:21;
בְּנֵי־חֵת Genesis 23:3,
5,
7,
10 (twice in verse);
Genesis 23:11,
16,
18,
20;
Genesis 25:10;
Genesis 49:32 (all P); (
בְּנֵי־שֵׁת Numbers 24:17 see below
8);
בְּנֵי־חֲמוֺר Genesis 33:19;
Joshua 24:32;
בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Genesis 36:5,
15,
19;
Deuteronomy 2:4,
8,
12,
22,
29;
בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Genesis 36:20,
21;
בֶּן־(בני)הִנֹּם Joshua 15:8 + (compare below
גַּיְא);
בְּנֵי לוֺט Deuteronomy 2:9,
19;
Psalm 83:9;
בְּנֵי־יוֺסֵף (literal
Genesis 46:27;
Genesis 48:8;
1 Chronicles 5:1)
Numbers 1:32;
Numbers 26:28,
37;
Numbers 34:23;
Numbers 36:5 (
י׳ מַטֵּה ב׳) +
6 times Joshua, compare
Psalm 77:16; even
בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1 Chronicles 5:23;
בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal
2 Samuel 8:18 =
1 Chronicles 18:17;
1 Chronicles 3:1,
9)
2 Chronicles 13:8;
23:3;
32:33;
בְּנֵי אָסָף 2 Chronicles 29:13;
Ezra 2:41;
Ezra 3:8 + (see
H623 אָסָף);
בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of
Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially
(
γ)
בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal
Genesis 42:5;
Genesis 45:21;
Genesis 46:5;
Exodus 1:1)
Exodus 1:7 +
613 times, including Hexateuch +
427 (of which +
328 P, +
49 E, +
25 J, +
25 D), Judges +
61, Samuel Kings Chronicles +
73 (
23 in reference to ancient history, +
10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for
בֵּית יִשׂ׳, e.g.
Joshua 21:43 + see Di,
Ezekiel 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse
Ezekiel 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially
יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם בּ׳ Exodus 1:9;
יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמִּי בּ׳ Exodus 3:10;
Exodus 7:4;
עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exodus 16:1,
2,
9,
10;
Exodus 17:1;
Leviticus 16:5;
Leviticus 19:2;
Numbers 1:2,
53;
Numbers 8:9,
20;
Numbers 13:26;
Numbers 15:25,
26;
Numbers 17:6;
Numbers 19:9;
Numbers 25:6;
Numbers 26:2;
Numbers 31:12 (all P);
יִשׂ׳ דֹּרוֺת ב׳ Judges 3:2;
וְכָל־הָעָם יִשׂ׳ כָּל־ב׳ Judges 20:26;
וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי יִשׂ׳ ב׳ Nehemiah 10:40; also
(
δ)
בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal
Genesis 46:12;
Genesis 26:19;
1 Chronicles 2:3,
10;
1 Chronicles 4:1)
Numbers 1:26 +
18 times Numbers, Joshua,
Judges 1:8,
9,
16 (so read also
Judges 1:21;
Judges 1:21 compare
Joshua 15:53 & see below
H1144 בנימן)
2 Samuel 1:18;
1 Chronicles 4:27 +
8 times Chronicles,
Jeremiah 7:30 +
4 times Jeremiah;
Hosea 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19;
Obadiah 12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except
בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1 Kings 12:31) including
מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Joshua 15:1,
20,
21;
Joshua 21:1;
1 Chronicles 6:50; for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note
(
η) †
בְּנֵי צָדוֺק Ezekiel 40:26,
44:15 הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק;
Ezekiel 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (
Sm Co join
מ of
מבני to preceding word, making plural);
5. of plant-shoots
פֹּרָת בֵּן Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse); also
בֵּן Psalm 80:16 ? (||
כַּנָּה; see Che
transl. & critical note)
7.
a. member of a guild, order or class, †
בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order
1 Kings 20:35;
2 Kings 2:3,
5,
7,
15;
2 Kings 4:1,
38 (twice in verse);
2 Kings 5:22;
2 Kings 6:1;
2 Kings 9:1 (Hoffm RS
Proph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.; Zehnpf
BAS i, 355 compare Assyrian
mâr šipri (šiprâtum),
son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) &
בֶּן־נָבִיא Amos 7:14; probably also
בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1 Chronicles 9:30;
Ezra 2:61;
Ezra 10:18;
בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42; compare
בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2 Chronicles 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene
בנישירתא men of the caravan Vog
No, 4 and others; also
בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה =
exiles Ezra 4:1;
Ezra 6:19,
20;
Ezra 8:35;
Ezra 10:7,
16 (see
H1473 גולה): further, in
בֶּן־נֵכָר =
foreigner (only P, poetry, & late)
Genesis 17:12,
27;
Exodus 12:43;
Leviticus 22:25;
Ezekiel 44:9 (twice in verse);
־הַנּ׳ ב׳ Isaiah 56:3;
בְּנֵיִ־נֵכָר 2 Samuel 22:45,
46 =
Psalm 18:45;
Psalm 18:46;
Nehemiah 9:2;
Isaiah 60:10;
Isaiah 61:5;
Isaiah 62:8;
Ezekiel 44:7;
Psalm 144:7;
Psalm 144:11,
בְּנֵי־הַנּ׳ Isaiah 56:6; also
בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Leviticus 25:4,
5.
b. of animals,
בֶּן־בָּקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd,
בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1 Samuel 14:32 compare
עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר Leviticus 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food
Genesis 18:7,
8 (J), for sacrifice
Numbers 15:8,
9 (P);
בן־הַב׳ only
Leviticus 12:6 (P); especially
פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר Exodus 29:1;
Leviticus 4:3,
14;
Leviticus 16:3;
Leviticus 23:18;
Numbers 7:15 +
16 times Numbers (all P) +
2 Chronicles 13:9;
Ezekiel 43:19,
23,
25;
Ezekiel 45:18;
Ezekiel 46:6;
פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Numbers 28:11,
19,
27;
Numbers 29:13,
17 (P); also
בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Genesis 49:11 (poem, J; ||
עִירֹה);
בְּנֵי־צֹאן Psalm 114:4;
Psalm 114:6;
בֶּן־רְאֵמִים Psalm 29:6;
בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esther 8:10;
בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Leviticus 1:14 +
7 times Lev +
Numbers 6:10 compare
בֶּן־יוֺנָה Leviticus 12:6 (all P);
בְּנֵי־ נָ֑שֶׁר Proverbs 30:17;
בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Psalm 147:9.
8. ב׳ as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially
† (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Numbers 17:25 (compare בַּיִת);
† (
λ)
בֶּן־מֶשֶׁק Genesis 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir;
(
ξ) of Jonah's gourd
בִּן־לַיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse);
† (
ο) of a fertile hill
קֶרֶן בֶּן־שֶׁמֶן Isaiah 5:1.
9. noun relative of age:
Note. —
בן appears perhaps abbreviated as
בּ in a few compound proper names; see
H920 בִּדְקַר (=
בֶּן־דקר ?),
בִּלְשָׁן,
בִּמְהָל,
בַּעֲלִיס,
בַּעֲנָה,
בִּרְשַׁע,
בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa
3ed. Freytag; Rö
de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol
§ 227 b, p. 613). — On Lag's explanation of
אבי in some proper names as for
אבן =
בן compare Lag
BN 75 & see
אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious.
בְּנוֺ 1 Chronicles 24:26,
27 as
proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah
his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah
his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.
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