What does בֵּן · בַּת · מָכַר mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · בַּת · מָכַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons, daughters, and selling language".
Hebrew · H1121, H1323, H4376
בְּנֵי / בְּנוֹת / מָכַר
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.) · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · to sell , literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender )
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בֵּן H1121 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.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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מָכַר H4376 to sell , literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender )
Pronunciation mākar
Ranges from commercial transaction to coercive surrender; sold persons (daughters, slaves) emphasize vulnerability and loss of agency.
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What does בְּנֵי / בְּנוֹת / מָכַר (benê / benōṯ / māḵar) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · בַּת · מָכַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons, daughters, and selling language".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H1323, H4376?
H1121, H1323, H4376 is connected to 5,612 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sons, daughters, and selling language
Strong's H1121, H1323, H4376
Lexical occurrences 5,612 verses Source Gloss
sons, daughters, and selling language
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּנֵי / בְּנוֹת / מָכַר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain