בְּנֹתָ/ם֙

𐤁𐤍𐤕/𐤌

benotam

their 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 34:21 · Word #16

Lexicon H1323

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

Morphology HNcfpc/Sp3mp 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1323-05

their daughter-builders

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, build up a household or lineage
Semantic Rangeliteral daughter, female descendant, member of a people group, inhabitants of a town ("daughters of Zion"), dependent communities
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, daughters contribute to the building and continuation of the family and covenant line. The term can extend metaphorically to towns or peoples, expressing relational and covenantal belonging within Israel’s communal identity.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine plural noun in construct form (בְּנוֹת) with 3mp pronominal suffix (־ם), yielding "their daughters." The construct form indicates possession.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בַּת (daughter) is traditionally understood as the feminine counterpart within the בן/בת pair, linked etymologically to the root בנה ("to build"), reflecting the idea of building a household. The form is feminine plural construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("their"), hence "their daughter-builders," preserving both the plural feminine sense and the possessive relationship.

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

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, build up a household or lineage)

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