וּ/בָנִים֙

𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌

uvanim

nor children

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 25:4 · Word #19

Lexicon H1121

Lemmaבֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍
Transliterationbên
Strong'sH1121
In-contextnor children

Morphology HC/Ncmpa 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

SIBI-P1 H1121-77

and builder-sons

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsbuild, construct, establish, family-builder
Semantic RangeLiteral: sons, grandsons, male children; figurative: members of a group/nation (e.g., Israelites as 'sons of Israel'), youth, young men, descendants, extended relational terms like subjects or qualities.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, בֵּן underscores covenantal lineage and continuity, portraying Israelites as 'sons' of God or patriarchs, emphasizing collective identity, inheritance, and role as builders of God's family/nation (e.g., Exod 4:22); reflects patrilineal structure and metaphorical adoption into divine household.
Morphological NotesHC/Ncmpa: Hebrew construct noun, common gender, masculine plural, absolute state; prefixed with וְ (waw-consecutive/conjunction); surfaces show minor orthographic variants like maqqef and accents.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root בנה (to build) by using 'builder-sons,' emphasizing sons as family name builders, while 'and' reflects the conjunction וְ (vav), and 'sons' matches the masculine plural absolute noun (Ncmpa) form. It avoids generic 'sons' to highlight the etymological connection to building and family continuity. The construct state HC implies relational possession, rendered descriptively as a compound.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (build, construct, establish, family-builder)

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/בָנִים֙ (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