בְּנֵי֩

𐤁𐤍𐤉

beney

the 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

Leviticus 3:2 · Word #11

Lexicon H1121

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

Morphology HNcmpc 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 H1121-14

builder-sons

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, son as family builder
Semantic RangeLiteral sons/descendants; figurative: members of a group, tribe, nation (e.g., Bene Israel = children of Israel), extended kin, followers, or those sharing a quality/condition.
Conceptual SignificanceEmphasizes patrilineal continuity, covenantal identity (e.g., Bene Israel as God's chosen), and familial building in Israelite society; underscores generational promises of God, extending to spiritual sonship in biblical theology.
Morphological NotesHNcmpc: Noun, common (masculine), masculine plural, construct state; the form בְּנֵי is the bound plural construct of בֵּן, used before a following noun to mean 'sons of'.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root בנה (to build) by emphasizing 'builder-sons,' linking sons to their role in building and perpetuating the family name and lineage; it reflects the morphology HNcmpc as masculine plural construct ('sons of'), suitable for a genitive construction denoting affiliation or descent.

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
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

בְּנֵי֩ (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