וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י

𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉

veliveney

And to the sons of

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

Joshua 21:13 · Word #1

Lexicon H1121

Lemmaבֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤍
Transliterationbên
Strong'sH1121
In-contextAnd to the sons of

Morphology HC/R/Ncmpc 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

SIBI-P1 H1121-99

and to the builder-sons

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, beget, found
Semantic RangeLiteral: sons, children, male offspring; Extended: descendants, members of a group/nation, followers/disciples, builders in familial/metaphorical sense (e.g., nation-builders, quality/condition).
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, בֵּן embodies covenant continuity, inheritance, and divine promise fulfillment (e.g., Abraham's seed as nation-builders); the construct 'sons of' structures genealogies and tribal identities, underscoring God's builder-role in forming Israel as His familial nation (Exod 19:6), with messianic overtones in 'son of David' lineage.
Morphological NotesHC/R/Ncmpc: Hebrew construct (HC), with R (prepositional lə- 'to/for'), noun common masculine plural construct (Ncmpc) from lemma בֵּן.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root בנה 'to build' by incorporating 'builder' into 'builder-sons,' highlighting the etymological sense of sons as family-name builders, while reflecting the morphology HC/R/Ncmpc as masculine common plural construct ('sons of') preceded by the conjunction וְ 'and' and preposition לִ 'to/for.' It maintains grammatical gender (masculine), number (plural), and construct state for dependency on a following noun. The form avoids generic 'sons' to emphasize semantic depth.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, beget, found)

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

Niger-Congo Hebrew

וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י (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