לְ/בָנִ֔ים

𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌

levanim

to sons

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

Isaiah 38:19 · Word #8

Lexicon H1121

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

Morphology HR/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 H1121-43

to sons (family-builders)

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, found, build up a house or family
Semantic Rangesons, male children, descendants, members of a guild or class ("sons of"), subjects of a nation, those characterized by a quality
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, sons are the builders and continuers of the family line, bearing covenant promises and inheritance. The term often extends beyond biology to denote covenant membership, identity, and participation in a shared destiny.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ prefixed to a masculine plural absolute noun (בָּנִים) from בֵּן; no pronominal suffix; common masculine plural absolute (Ncmpa).
Rendering RationaleThe noun בֵּן (son) derives from the root בנה (to build), reflecting the ancient idea of a son as one who builds up the household and family name. The form לְבָנִים is a masculine plural absolute noun with the prefixed preposition לְ (“to/for”), so the rendering preserves both the plural masculine sense (“sons”) and the directional preposition (“to”).

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

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, found, build up a house or family)

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

לְ/בָנִ֔ים (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