Hebrew · H1121, H376 · unreviewed

בְּנֵי אִישׁ

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 man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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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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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Pronunciation ish

Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought

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