What does בֵּן · אוֹ · בַּת mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H176, H1323
בָנִים אוֹ בָנוֹת
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.) · desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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בֵּןH1121a 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.)
Pronunciationben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
Open lexicon entry →אוֹH176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if
בַּתH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciationbat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
Open lexicon entry →What does בָנִים אוֹ בָנוֹת (vanim o vanot) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אוֹ · בַּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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 entry for בָנִים אוֹ בָנוֹת (H1121, H176, H1323) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H176, H1323?
H1121, H176, H1323 is connected to 5,853 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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.)
Strong'sH1121, H176, H1323
Lexical occurrences5,853 versesSource Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָנִים אוֹ בָנוֹת is built from this root: