בָנ֗וֹת

𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕

vanot

daughters

from בָּנָה (as feminine of בֵּן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

H1323

Genesis 19:8 · Word #5

Lexicon H1323

Lemmaבַּת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤕
Transliterationbath
Strong'sH1323
In-contextdaughters

Morphology HNcfpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1323-68

built-ones (daughters)

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, form a household
Semantic Rangefemale children, female descendants, young women, members of a community ("daughters of Zion"), towns or dependent villages, metaphorical branches or dependent groups
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, a daughter is one who is "built" from and into a household, reflecting the Hebrew view of family as something constructed and established. The term extends to covenant community identity (e.g., "daughters of Zion"), emphasizing belonging, lineage, and communal continuity.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine plural noun, absolute state (HNcfpa). No pronominal suffix; refers to multiple female offspring or related feminine groups.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בָּנוֹת is the feminine plural absolute form of בַּת (daughter), derived from the root בנה "to build." The rendering "built-ones" preserves the root idea of being built or established, while "daughters" reflects the conventional familial meaning and the feminine plural morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, form a household)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H205-03 aven a building-stone

Word Usage (590 occurrences of H1323)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 5:4 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot and daughters
Genesis 5:7 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot and daughters
Genesis 5:10 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot and daughters