וּ/בְנֵ֣י

𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉

uveney

sons of

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

2 Chronicles 25:13 · Word #1

Lexicon H1121

Lemmaבֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍
Transliterationbên
Strong'sH1121
In-contextsons of

Morphology HC/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

SIBI-P1 H1121-81

and the family-builder sons

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, beget
Semantic RangeLiteral: sons, children, descendants; figurative: members of a group/nation (e.g., sons of Israel), followers/disciples, persons characterized by a quality (e.g., sons of thunder), young animals.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, בֵּן emphasizes covenantal and familial continuity, portraying Israel as God's 'sons' (e.g., Deut 14:1) built through divine election and promise; the construct form often denotes relational identity within God's redemptive community, underscoring themes of inheritance, obedience, and eschatological restoration.
Morphological NotesHC/Ncmpc: definite article (הַ via cantillation), common noun, masculine plural, construct state; surfaces as וּבְנֵי with varying accents.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root בנה's core sense of 'building' by using 'family-builder sons,' evoking sons as builders of the family name and lineage, while 'and the' directly translates the conjunctive waw (וּ) and preposition (בְ), and 'sons' matches the masculine common plural construct form (Ncmpc). The construct state indicates a genitival relationship, typically rendered as 'sons of [X],' which this form supports contextually as 'and the sons of.'

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, beget)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H68-05 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

Bantu Hebrew

וּ/בְנֵ֣י (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