מִ/בְּנֵ֥י
𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉
Ben
of the children
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 Kings 9:20 · Word #12
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 HR/Ncmpc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the children |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-57
from sons of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct of בֵּן ("son"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition מִן ("from") with the masculine plural construct בְּנֵי ("sons of"). The rendering preserves the plural masculine construct sense of lineage or group membership derived from the root idea of being "built" into a family. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
of the sons of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'From sons of' is literal, but 'of the sons of' is both idiomatic and clear; it aligns with the construct context and SILEX definition. |
Bantu Hebrew
מִ/בְּנֵ֥י (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 |