What does בֵּן · אַחַר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H310
בָּנֶיךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ
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.) · properly, the hind part ; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
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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 →אַחַרH310properly, the hind part ; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Pronunciationʾaḥar
Fundamental spatial concept of "behind/hinder" extended into temporal and causal relationships: what comes after
Open lexicon entry →What does בָּנֶיךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ (banekha ʾacharekha) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אַחַר 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.)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H310?
H1121, H310 is connected to 5,660 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, H310
Lexical occurrences5,660 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
בָּנֶיךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ is built from this root: