בָנִ֑ים

𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌

vanim

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

Genesis 3:16 · Word #10

Lexicon H1121

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

Morphology HNcmpa 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 H1121-95

builder-sons

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, son (as family builder)
Semantic RangeLiteral sons, grandsons, descendants; figurative: subjects, nation, branch, offspring, builders of legacy; extended to animals (calf, foal), qualities, or members of a group.
Conceptual SignificanceEmphasizes covenantal continuity and family legacy-building in Israelite theology; sons as perpetuators of God's promises (e.g., Abrahamic covenant), linking generationally to divine faithfulness and inheritance.
Morphological NotesHNcmpa: Noun, common gender, masculine, plural, absolute state. Construct form appears in surfaces with maqqef or accents indicating contextual usage.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering 'builder-sons' preserves the root בנה meaning 'to build,' highlighting sons as builders of the family name and lineage, while reflecting the HNcmpa morphology as masculine common plural absolute noun form without suffixes. It maintains grammatical gender (masculine), number (plural), and avoids generic terms like 'sons' to emphasize etymological depth. This form suits the construct-state implications in biblical usage.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, son (as family builder))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H68-06 aveneyhem their building-stones
H68-07 aveno his building-stone
H68-09 baaven with the building-stone
H1121-01 babanim among **builder-sons**
H1004-01 babatim in the houses
H1129-01 banah he built
H1121-02 banay my builder-sons
H1121-03 banayikhe your builder-sons
H1124-01 banayin are building
H1121-04 banayv his family-builders
H1129-02 banetah you (ms) built / she built
H1121-05 baneyha her builder-sons
H1121-06 baneykha your sons who build
H1121-07 baneynu our builder-sons
H1137-01 bani Built-One
H1121-08 banim builder-sons
H1129-03 banit you built
H1129-04 banitah you have built
H1129-05 baniti I have built
H1129-06 banoh she built
H1323-01 banot house-built daughters
H1129-07 banu we have built
H1129-08 banuy built-up
H1323-02 bat daughter
H1004-03 batayv his builder-houses
H1004-04 batey houses
H1004-07 bateymo his houses
H1004-08 bateynu our builded-houses
H1004-09 batim build-houses
H1004-10 bayetah a house-structure
H1004-11 bayit a built-structure
H68-11 beaveney in building-stones of
H1129-09 behibanoto in his being-built
H1121-09 ben builder-son
H1121-10 benah her builder-son
H1141-01 benayah Yah-has-built
H1141-02 benayahu Yah Has Built
H1129-10 beneh Build!
H1121-11 benekha your son
H1121-12 benekhe your builder-son
H1121-13 benenu our son
H1121-14 beney builder-sons
H1121-15 beneyhem their builder-sons
H1121-16 beneyhen their family-builder-sons
H1121-17 beneykhem your builder-sons
H1121-18 beni my builder-sons
H1129-11 benitem you men have built
H1121-19 beno his son
H1323-03 benot building-daughters of
H1323-04 benotam their daughter-builders
H1323-05 benotay my house-built daughters
H1323-06 benotayikhe your daughters
H1323-07 benotayv his daughters (his built-ones)
H1323-08 benoteyha her daughters
H1323-09 benoteyhem their daughters
H1323-10 benoteykha your built-daughters
H1323-11 benoteykhem your built-daughters
H1323-12 benoteynu our house-daughters
H1129-12 benu Build, you men!
H1129-13 benuyim built ones
H1121-20 bevanayv among his builder-sons
H1121-21 bevaneykha among your builder-sons
H1121-22 bevaneynu with our sons
H1323-13 bevat in the daughter-of
H1121-23 beven its builder-son
H1004-16 beveytah in her house
H1004-18 beveyti in my house
H1004-19 beveyto in his house
H1323-14 bevitekhem in your daughter
H1004-21 beytah her house
H1121-25 binekha your son
H1131-01 binuy Built-Up One
H1323-15 bitah her house-born daughter
H1323-16 bitekha your daughter
H1323-17 bitenu our daughter
H1323-18 biti my daughter
H1323-19 bito his built-daughter
H1121-26 biveney among the builder-sons
H1121-27 biveno in his builder-son
H1323-20 bivenot among the daughters of
H1129-14 bivenotayikhe in your built-places
H1129-15 bivenotekhem in your building
H1129-16 bonayikhe your builders
H1129-17 boneh one who builds
H1129-18 boney builders of
H1129-19 bonim builders
H1138-01 buni Built-One
H68-13 even a building-stone
H1129-20 eveneh I will build
H1129-21 evenekhe I will build you (feminine singular)
H1121-28 habanim the builder-sons
H1323-21 habanot the daughters
H1129-22 habanuy the built (one)
H1323-22 habat the daughter
H1004-26 habatim the builded-houses
H1004-27 habayetah the house-ward
H1004-28 habayit the built-structure
H1121-29 haben the builder-son
H1129-23 habenuyah the built-up (feminine one)
H1146-01 habineyan the built-structure
H1129-24 haboneh the builder
H1129-25 habonim the building ones
H1121-30 haleven the article-to-his-son
H1129-26 haniveneh the one being built
H1121-31 havanim house-builder sons
H1129-27 ibaneh I will be built up
H68-17 kaaven like a building-stone
H68-19 keaveney like building-stones of
H68-20 keeven like a building-stone
H1323-23 kevat like a daughter
H1004-29 keveyt like **its-building**
H1121-32 khiveney like-sons-of
H1121-33 kiveney like sons
H1121-34 kiveneyhem their builder-sons
H1323-24 kivenot as daughters of
H68-21 laavanim to the building-stones
H1004-30 labatim to-the-built-houses
H1004-31 labayit to the house
H68-23 leaveney to the building-stones of
H68-24 leeven to a building-stone
H1129-28 lehibanot to be built up
H1121-36 lemiben from a son of
H1124-02 lemivene for building
H1121-37 levanay my builder-sons
H1121-38 levanayv for his sons
H1121-39 levaneykha to your builder-sons
H1121-40 levaneynu for our sons
H1323-25 levat to a daughter
H1004-32 levatim to houses
H1121-41 leven to-his-son
H1004-34 leveytah to her house
H1004-35 leveytekha to your house
H1004-36 leveytekhe to your-house (your family-establishment)
H1004-37 leveyti to my house
H1004-38 leveyto to his house
H1121-42 levinekha to your son
H1323-26 levitekha to your house-born daughter
H1323-27 levito to his house-daughter
H1121-43 livenekha to-your-son
H1121-44 liveney to the sons
H1121-45 liveneyhem to their builder-sons
H1121-46 liveneyhen to their sons
H1121-47 liveneykhem to your builder-sons
H1121-48 liveni for my son
H1121-49 liveno to his son
H1129-29 livenot to build up
H1323-28 livenotayv to his built-daughters
H68-25 meaveney from the building-stones of
H1004-39 mehabayit from the **house**
H1121-50 mibanayv from his builder-sons
H1121-51 mibaneykha from your builder-sons
H1121-52 mibanim from the sons
H1323-29 mibat from daughter of
H1004-41 mibateykhem from your house-families
H1121-53 miben from a son
H1121-54 mibeney from the family-builders of
H1121-55 mibeneyhem from their builder-sons
H1121-56 mibeneykhem from-your-sons
H1323-30 mibenot from the daughters of
H1323-31 mibenotayv from his daughter-builders
H1323-32 mibenoteyhem from their daughters
H1323-33 mibenoteynu from our daughter-builders
H1004-45 mibeyt from the house
H1004-46 mibeytekha from your house
H1004-47 mibeyti from my house
H1004-48 mibeyto from his house
H1121-57 mvn builder-sons
H1129-30 nivenah he was built
H1129-31 niveneh we will build
H1129-32 nivenetah she was built
H1129-33 nivenu they have been built
H1121-58 shebin son of
H8403-01 tavenit building-pattern of
H1129-34 tibaneh she will be built up
H1129-35 tibaneynah they (feminine) will be built up
H1124-03 titebene she will be built up
H1129-36 tiveneh you will build up
H1129-37 tivenu you (men) will build
H1004-49 ukheveyt and-like-his-house
H68-27 uleaveney and for building-stones of
H1004-50 ulemibeyt and to the inside of the house
H1121-59 ulevanay and to/for my builder-sons
H1121-60 ulevanayv and to his builder-sons
H1121-61 ulevaneykha and to your builders
H1121-62 ulevaneynu and to our builder-sons
H1323-34 ulevat and for a daughter
H1121-63 uleven and to a son
H1004-51 uleveyt and-for house-of-his
H1004-52 uleveytekha and to your house
H1121-64 ulevinekha and to your son
H1323-35 ulevito and for his daughter (his built-one)
H1121-65 umibaneykha and from your builder-sons
H1323-36 umibanot and from daughters
H1121-66 umiben and from a son
H1121-67 umibeney and from the family-builder sons
H1004-55 umibeyt and from the house
H68-30 uvaeven and with a building-stone
H1129-38 uvanah and he built up
H1121-68 uvanay and-my-builder-sons
H1121-69 uvanayikhe and your builders
H1121-70 uvanayv and his builders
H1121-71 uvaneyha and her builders
H1121-72 uvaneykha and your builders
H1121-73 uvaneynu and our **family-name builders**
H1137-02 uvani and Built-one
H1121-74 uvanim and builder-sons
H1129-39 uvaninu and we built
H1129-40 uvanita and you built
H1129-41 uvaniti and I built up
H1323-37 uvanot and daughters
H1129-42 uvanu and we will build
H1323-38 uvat and daughter
H1004-56 uvatey and the **house-fathers**
H1004-57 uvateyhem and their **house-families**
H1004-58 uvateyhen and their houses
H1004-59 uvateykhem and your father-houses
H1004-60 uvateynu and our houses
H1004-61 uvatim and build-houses
H1004-62 uvayit and a house
H1121-75 uven and its builder-son
H1121-76 uvenay and-the-builders-of
H1141-03 uvenayah and Yah-has-built
H1141-04 uvenayahu and Benaiah ("Yah has built")
H1121-77 uvenekhe and your son
H1121-78 uveney and the family-builder sons
H1121-79 uveneyhem and their sons
H1121-80 uveneyhen and their builder-sons
H1121-81 uveneykhem and your builder-sons
H1121-82 uveni and my builder-son
H1129-43 uvenitiha and I built her
H1129-44 uvenitim and I built them
H1121-83 uveno and his builder-son
H1123-01 uvenohi and his builder-sons
H1323-39 uvenot and daughters of
H1323-40 uvenotay and my built-daughters
H1323-41 uvenotayikhe and your daughters
H1323-42 uvenotayv and his house-built daughters
H1323-43 uvenoteyha and her daughters
H1323-45 uvenoteykha and your daughters
H1323-46 uvenoteykhem and your built-daughters
H1323-47 uvenoteynu and our house-daughters
H1129-45 uvenu and you men shall build
H1121-84 uvevaneyha and toward her family-builders
H1121-85 uvevaneykha and in your builder-sons
H1004-63 uvevatey and in build-families-of
H1004-65 uvevateykha and in your houses
H1004-66 uveveyt and in house
H1004-67 uveveyti and in my house-building
H1323-48 uvevitah and with her daughter
H1004-69 uveyt and house-of
H1004-70 uveytah and her house
H1004-71 uveytekha and your built-house
H1004-73 uveytekhem and-your-house
H1004-75 uveyto and his house
H1121-86 uvinekha and your son
H1131-02 uvinuy And Built-One
H1323-49 uvitah and her daughter
H1323-50 uvitekha and your house-built daughter
H1323-51 uvito and his built-daughter
H1121-87 uvivenah and toward her builder-son
H1121-88 uviveney and against the family-builder sons
H1129-46 uvivenot and in building
H1323-52 uvivenotenu and with our built-ones—our daughters
H1323-53 uvivenoteyha and in her daughters
H1129-47 uvoney and builders of
H1129-48 uvonim and builders
H68-32 vaavanayikhe and your (fem. sg.) building-stones
H1121-89 vabanim among the builder-sons
H1004-76 vabayit in the **built-structure**
H1129-49 vaeveneh and I built
H1129-50 vanah he built
H1121-90 vanay my builder-sons
H1121-91 vanayikhe your builder-sons
H1121-92 vanayv his sons
H1121-93 vaneyha her sons
H1121-94 vaneykha your builders
H1137-03 vani Built-One
H1129-51 vanita you built
H1129-52 vaniti I have built
H1129-53 vaniveneh and we built
H1323-54 vanot built-ones (daughters)
H1129-54 vanu we have built
H1129-55 vanuhu they built him
H1323-55 vat daughter
H1004-77 vatayikhe your houses
H1004-79 vateyhem their builded-houses
H1004-81 vateynu our built-houses
H1004-82 vatim build-houses
H1129-56 vativen and she built
H1129-57 vativeni and you (feminine) built
H1004-83 vavayetah and her inner-house
H1004-84 vayit the house
H1129-58 vayiven and he built
H1129-59 vayiveneh and he built up
H1129-60 vayivenehu and he built him
H1129-61 vayivenu and they built up
H1129-62 veeveneh and let me build
H1129-63 veevenenah and I will build her
H68-38 vehaavanim and the building-stones
H1121-96 vehabanim and the builder-sons
H1004-85 vehabayit and the **built-house**
H1121-97 vehaben and the builder-son
H1129-64 vehabonim and the builders
H68-39 vehaeven and the building-stone
H1129-65 veibaneh and I may be built up
H1004-86 velabayit and to the built-house
H1129-66 velabonim and to the builders
H68-40 velaeven and to the building-stone
H1121-98 velivenekhe and to your builder-son
H1121-99 veliveney and to the builder-sons
H1121-100 veliveneyhem and to their builder-sons
H1121-101 veliveni and for my builder-son
H1121-102 veliveno and for his builder-son
H1129-67 velivenot and to build
H1323-56 velivenotay and to my built-daughters
H1323-57 velivenotayv and to his house-building daughters
H1323-58 velivenoteyha and to her built-daughters
H1323-59 velivenoteykha and to your house-building daughters
H1121-103 ven builder-son
H1121-104 venekhe your son
H1121-105 veney builder-sons
H1121-106 veneyhem their builder-sons
H1121-107 veneykhem your builder-sons
H1121-108 veni my son
H1129-68 venitem you men have built
H1129-69 veniveneh and let us build
H1129-70 venivenetah and she was built up
H1129-71 veniveneyt and you (feminine singular) will be built up
H1129-72 venivenu and they were built
H1121-109 veno his son
H1323-60 venot daughters of
H1323-61 venotay my house-daughters
H1323-62 venotayv his daughters (house-builders)
H1323-63 venoteykha your daughters
H1323-64 venoteykhem your daughters
H1129-73 veyiven and may he build up
H1129-74 veyiveneh and he will build up
H1004-87 veyt house
H1004-88 veytah her house
H1004-89 veytekha your house
H1004-90 veytekhe your house
H1004-91 veyti my house
H1004-92 veyto his house
H1121-110 vinekha your builder-son
H1323-65 vitekha your house-born daughter
H1323-66 viti my daughter (house-built one)
H1323-67 vito his daughter
H1121-111 viveney builder-sons
H1121-112 vn son
H1121-113 vnv his son
H1121-114 vny builder-sons
H1121-115 vnykhy your builder-sons
H1129-75 vnyt you have built
H1129-76 vonayv his builders
H1129-77 voneh one who is building
H1129-78 vonim builders
H1004-93 vtyhm their house-buildings
H1121-116 vvnv and his builder-son
H1004-94 vvyt in a house
H1004-95 vyt the house
H1129-79 yibaneh he will be built up
H1124-04 yitebene he will be built
H1129-80 yiveneh he will build
H1129-81 yivenehu he will build him
H1129-82 yivenem he will build them
H1129-83 yivenenu he will build him
H1129-84 yivenu they will build

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

Niger-Congo Hebrew

בָנִ֑ים (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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Bene sons of, children of, belonging to Bemba