HebrewH1121Noun (Masculine)

בֵּן

ben

3,465Occurrences
H1121Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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.)

from H1129 (בָּנָה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
child/son

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

בֵּן appears 3,465 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
425
1 Chronicles
370
Genesis
302
Exodus
206
2 Chronicles
173
2 Kings
172
Judges
161
Joshua
159

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:5BSB

The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

2 Chronicles 22:1BSB

Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

Exodus 3:14BSB

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Isaiah 22:20BSB

On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.

Leviticus 9:1BSB

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.