Hebrew · H1121, H1473 · unreviewed

בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה

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.) · exile ; concretely and collectively exiles

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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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גּוֹלָה H1473 exile ; concretely and collectively exiles
Pronunciation gwōlāh
Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
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What does בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה (bene ha-golah) mean in the Bible?

בֵּן · גּוֹלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "sons of the exile, returned deportees from captivity".

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Meaning

sons of the exile, returned deportees from captivity
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