What does אַתָּה · בֵּן mean in the Bible?
אַתָּה · בֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you".
Hebrew · H859, H1121
אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ
Thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you · 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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אַתָּה H859 thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Pronunciation ʾatāh
Second person pronoun marking direct address and covenant relationship in dialogical contexts
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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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What does אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ (ʾattāh ûḇāneḵā) mean in the Bible?
אַתָּה · בֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H859, H1121?
H859, H1121 is connected to 6,046 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Strong's H859, H1121
Lexical occurrences 6,046 verses Source Gloss
thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain