לְ/בֵ֑ן

𐤋/𐤁𐤍

leven

a son

from בָּנָה; 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.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Bene "sons of, children of, belonging to" (Bemba)

H1121

1 Chronicles 17:13 · Word #8

Lexicon H1121

Lemmaבֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍
Transliterationbên
Strong'sH1121
In-contexta son

Morphology HR/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1121-62

to-his-son

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, son as family builder
Semantic RangeLiteral son, grandson, descendant; figurative: member of a group/nation, quality/condition (e.g., son of strength), animal offspring, extended kinship or relational terms.
Conceptual Significanceבֵּן embodies covenantal continuity and patriarchal legacy, portraying sons as builders of God's promises through family and nation (e.g., seed of Abraham); theologically underscores divine sonship, inheritance, and Israel's identity as Yahweh's 'sons' in relational fidelity.
Morphological NotesHR/Ncmsc or HR/Ncmsa: Hebrew noun, common gender, masculine singular, absolute or construct state with preposition לְ; construct form implies possession (typically 'his/its son').
Rendering RationaleThe form לְ/בֶן is a preposition לְ 'to/for' + construct masculine singular noun בֶּן from root בנה 'to build,' denoting 'son' as one who builds the family name and lineage; the rendering 'to-his-son' preserves the inseparable preposition and 3ms pronominal suffix indicated in the construct state (Ncmsc), reflecting masculine singular gender/number while highlighting the root's building connotation. This maintains semantic fidelity to the lexeme's wide relational senses without generic translation.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, son as family builder)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H205-03 aven a building-stone

Word Usage (4942 occurrences of H1121)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:16 בָנִ֑ים vanim children
Genesis 4:17 בְּנ֥/וֹ beno of his son
Genesis 4:25 בֵּ֔ן ben a son

Niger-Congo Hebrew

לְ/בֵ֑ן (bên) — from בָּנָה; 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.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

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Word Meaning Language
Bene sons of, children of, belonging to Bemba