בֵּן ben

Hebrew word for “son” · Strong’s H1121 · used 4,935 times in 3,657 verses

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Meaning

: child/son

Senses in the lexicon

• son: child (3,047)
• son: descendant/people (1,560)
• son: aged (178)
• son: young animal (91)
• son: type of (47)
• son: warrior (9)
• Beno (2)
• son (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for ben in context, with how often each is used:

• son 2,082
• sons 1,007
• people 753
• descendants 625
• children 283
• young one 37
• child 29
• young ones 20
• among the people 12
• ben 10
• young 9
• belonged to the descendants 6

Where it is used

Also in 25 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ezra 2 (55), 1 Chronicles 6 (50), Nehemiah 7 (49), Numbers 7 (41), Numbers 26 (35), Numbers 3 (33), Numbers 1 (31), 1 Chronicles 7 (30), 1 Chronicles 2 (28), 1 Chronicles 25 (28)

Forms

• בני 1,681
• בן 1,599
• בנו 235
• ובני 214
• לבני 200
• בניו 152
• בנים 146
• מבני 73
• מבן 48
• ובניו 47

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ben more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁנָה shaneh “year” 272
• אָב av “father” 308
• בַּת bat “daughter” 224
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 186
• שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 210
• אֵלֶּה elleh “these” 210
• אָח ach “brother” 198
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 212
• יָלַד yalad “to beget” 179
• מָלַךְ malakh “to reign” 164
• אָדָם adam “man” 178
• שֵׁם shem “name” 198

Key verses

The verses using ben that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto…
• 1 Chronicles 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
• Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
• Jeremiah 32:39 — And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Hosea 3:5 — Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
• Hosea 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou…
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
• Malachi 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.