בֵּן

benNoun (Masculine)H1121

son: child

From: from H1129 (בָּנָה);

Short 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.)

Full Lexicon Entry

child/son

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

3,465 times

Appears 3,465 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
425
1 Chronicles
370
Genesis
302
Exodus
206
2 Chronicles
173

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:5
  • 2 Chronicles 22:1
  • Exodus 3:14
  • Isaiah 22:20
  • Leviticus 9:1

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