בָּנִים֙
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌
Ben
sons
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.
Bana "Children" (Tswana) · Beine "sons of" (Runyankore) · Bana "children" (Kisii (Gusii)) +13 more1 Chronicles 8:40 · Word #10
Lexicon H1121
| Lemma | בֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Ben |
| Strong's | H1121 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sons |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-08
sons
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural masculine absolute form denotes male children or male descendants. "Sons" preserves both the core filial sense and the root idea of those who are "built" as the continuation of a household. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sons
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'sons' is correct as the object of multiplication, matching the genealogical context and SILEX definition. |
Bantu Hebrew
בָּנִים֙ (Ben) — 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.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Bana | Children | Tswana |
| Beine | sons of | Runyankore |
| Bana | children | Kisii (Gusii) |
| bana | Children | Luhya (Logooli) |
| Bana | Children | Lingala |
| baana | children | Luganda |
| bana | children | Swahili |
| Bana | children | Maragoli |
| Bana | children | Sepedi |
| bene | belongs to | Kirundi |
| bana | children | Kirundi |
| Bene nyina | those who have blood relationship with their son's mother | Kinyarwanda |
| Bana bange | my children | Kinyarwanda |
| Binadamu | son of Adam | Swahili |
| Bana | Children | Bemba |
| Bene | sons of, children of, belonging to | Bemba |