What does בֵּן · יָתַר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H3498
בָּנָיו הַנּוֹתָרִים
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.) · to jut over or exceed ; by implication, to excel ; (intransitively) to remain or be left ; causatively to leave , cause to abound , preserve
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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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יָתַר H3498 to jut over or exceed ; by implication, to excel ; (intransitively) to remain or be left ; causatively to leave , cause to abound , preserve
Pronunciation yātar
Conveys both surplus abundance and preserved remnant—what persists after reduction or judgment.
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What does בָּנָיו הַנּוֹתָרִים (bānāyw hannôṯārîm) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · יָתַר 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, H3498?
H1121, H3498 is connected to 5,049 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's H1121, H3498
Lexical occurrences 5,049 verses Source 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
בָּנָיו הַנּוֹתָרִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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