בְּנֵי

𐤁𐤍𐤉

bên

the sons of

Male offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective.

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

H1123

Ezra 6:16 · Word #7

Lexicon H1123

Lemmaבֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍
Transliterationbên
Strong'sH1123
DefinitionMale offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective.

Morphology ANcmpc 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

Phrasethe sons of

SIBI-P1 Translation H1123-01

sons of

Morphological NotesNoun, masculine plural, construct state (HNcmpc).
Rendering RationaleThis form is the masculine plural construct of בן, meaning "sons," and in construct it grammatically links to a following noun, hence "sons of." It preserves both the plural number and the relational force inherent in the construct state.

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Bantu Hebrew

בְּנֵי (bên) — Male offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective.

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