What does בֵּן · מוּת mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H4191
וּבָנִים לֹא־יוּמְתוּ
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 die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
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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 →מוּתH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Pronunciationmût
Moves from literal death to spiritual/covenantal death; God's instrument of judgment and consequence for covenant violation.
Open lexicon entry →What does וּבָנִים לֹא־יוּמְתוּ (uvanim lo-yumetu) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · מוּת 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, H4191?
H1121, H4191 is connected to 5,781 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, H4191
Lexical occurrences5,781 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
וּבָנִים לֹא־יוּמְתוּ is built from this root: