H1121 בֵּן Ben → Derivative

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Derivative of root בנה — canonical: H1129 בָּנָה (24 family members).

Male child, son; by extension, a male descendant, member of a group, or bearer of a particular quality. The primary lexical meaning is 'son,' but in broader usage, it encompasses: (1) a son as a direct male offspring; (2) a male descendant more generally (i.e., grandson); (3) a member or representative of a group (e.g., b'nei Israel, 'children of Israel'); (4) a person characterized by a certain quality or situation (e.g., 'son of valor' for a brave man, 'sons of light'); and (5) used in various construct phrases to mean people of a category, community, or geographical/national origin.

Etymology From the root בנה (b-n-h), which means 'to build.' The noun בן derives from the concept of 'one who is built,' i.e., a child as the result of building a household or lineage. The root conveys the idea of constructing, particularly in the metaphorical sense of consolidating or continuing a family or group.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Bemba Bana Children
Bemba Bene sons of, children of, belonging to
Kinyarwanda Bana bange my children
Kinyarwanda Bene nyina those who have blood relationship with their son's mother
Kirundi bana children
Kirundi bene belongs to
Kisii (Gusii) Bana children
Lingala Bana Children
Luganda baana children
Luhya (Logooli) bana Children
Maragoli Bana children
Runyankore Beine sons of
Sepedi Bana children
Swahili bana children
Swahili Binadamu son of Adam
Tswana Bana Children

Family members (3)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

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