Hebrew · H1121, H1323 · unreviewed

בְּבָנֵינוּ וּבִבְנוֹתֵנוּ

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)

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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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What does בְּבָנֵינוּ וּבִבְנוֹתֵנוּ (bevanenu uvivnotenu) mean in the Bible?

בֵּן · בַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "sons and daughters".

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Meaning

sons and daughters
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