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בַּת

𐤁𐤕

bath

H1323 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בנה to build, to create, to establish descendants

Definition

Female offspring; a daughter, a female descendant. More broadly, a female member of a family, community, or group; can be used collectively for women of a city or nation. Figuratively, it denotes dependency, belonging, or characteristic association (e.g., 'daughters of Zion' = women, inhabitants, or symbolic representations of Zion). Employed for city populations ('daughter of cities'), subordinate towns, or associated groups. It frequently appears in anthropomorphic metaphors, especially for personified cities or nations. In some figurative uses, the term can refer to a dependent, offshoot, or subordinate entity (e.g., a village as a 'daughter' of a larger city). Occasionally used in idioms or set phrases, such as 'daughter of the eye' for 'pupil of the eye.'

Semantic Range

female child, daughter, female descendant, female member of a group, collective women of a city or nation, subordinate town or village, offshoot, personified city or nation, pupil of the eye (idiom), inhabitant (figurative), company (of women or girls), branch (figurative)

Root / Etymology

From the root בנה (b-n-h), 'to build,' which also underlies בֵּן (ben, 'son'). בַּת is the feminine form paralleling 'son' and means 'female built up' from the household, i.e., a daughter. The semantic development is from the basic sense of 'offspring built/born into the house,' paralleling the masculine form but specifically female. The term broadened to related figurative and collective uses. The root is securely established.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the ancient Israelite context, בַּת referred to a daughter in both literal genealogical and broader social or collective senses. It could designate an individual female descendant, but also collectively women of a community ('daughters of Jerusalem') or metaphorically describe a city or nation characterized as feminine. The phraseology 'daughter of...' (e.g., 'daughter of Zion') was especially common from the monarchy into the exilic and post-exilic periods, where it could express hope, personification, or identity of a community. In genealogical texts, בַּת distinguishes female offspring, but in poetry, prophets, and wisdom texts, it regularly expands to metaphorical or collective meanings. English renderings such as 'village' or 'suburb' (for dependent settlements) reflect the metaphor of subordination; these translations may obscure the original nuance of relationship or association. Unlike the term בֵּן (ben, 'son'), which sometimes marks a member of a guild, profession, or trait, בַּת only rarely extends to such figurative associations, being more regularly tied to familial, communal, or geopolitical connections. The idiom 'daughter of the eye' (בַּת עֵין) means 'pupil,' conveying the sense of something delicate or precious. In some Late Biblical and post-biblical usages, בַּת also acquired non-literal, endearing, or honorific senses.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

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Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, to create, to establish descendants

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1004 בַּיִת in the houses
H1005 בַּיִת the built-house
H1006 בַּיִת the house
H1007 בֵּית אָוֶן house-of
H1008 בֵּית־אֵל in house of
H1009 בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל house of
H1010 בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן house-of
H1011 בֵּית בִּרְאִי and in the house of
H1012 בֵּית בָּרָה house of
H1013 בֵּית־גָּדֵר house-of
H1014 בֵּית גָּמוּל house of
H1015 בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם house-of
H1016 בֵּית־דָּגוֹן house-of
H1017 בֵּית הָאֱלִי house of
H1018 בֵּית הָאֵצֶל house of
H1020 בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת house-of
H1021 בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם house-of
H1022 בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי house of
H1023 בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק house-of
H1024 בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת and house of
H1025 בֵּית הָעֵמֶק house of
H1026 בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה house-of
H1027 בֵּית הָרָם house-of
H1028 בֵּית הָרָן house of
H1029 בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה house-of
H1030 בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי house-of
H1031 בֵּית חׇגְלָה house of
H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן house-of
H1033 בֵּית כַּר to the built-house of
H1034 בֵּית לְבָאוֹת and house-of
H1035 בֵּית לֶחֶם in the house of
H1036 בֵּית לְעַפְרָה in the built-house of
H1038 בֵּית מַעֲכָה house of
H1039 בֵּית נִמְרָה house of
H1041 בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת house of
H1042 בֵּית עֲנוֹת and house of
H1043 בֵּית עֲנָת and house-of
H1044 בֵּית עֵקֶד house-of
H1046 בֵּית פֶּלֶט and house of
H1047 בֵּית פְּעוֹר house of
H1048 בֵּית פַּצֵּץ and house-of
H1049 בֵּית צוּר house of
H1050 בֵּית רְחוֹב house-of
H1051 בֵּית רָפָא house of
H1052 בֵּית שְׁאָן in the built-house of
H1053 בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ in the built-house of
H1054 בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ and house of
H1121 בֵּן sons
H1122 בֵּן son
H1123 בֵּן sons of
H1124 בְּנָא the ones building
H1125 בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב son
H1126 בֶּן־אוֹנִי son
H1127 בֶּן־גֶּבֶר son
H1128 בֶּן־דֶּקֶר son
H1129 בָּנָה he built
H1130 בֶּן־הֲדַד son
H1131 בִּנּוּי Built-Up One
H1132 בֶּן־זוֹחֵת and son of
H1133 בֶּן־חוּר son
H1134 בֶּן־חַיִל to a son of
H1135 בֶּן־חָנָן son
H1136 בֶּן־חֶסֶד son
H1137 בָּנִי Built-one
H1138 בֻּנִּי Built One
H1139 בְּנֵי־בְּרַק and sons of
H1140 בִּנְיָה and the built-structure
H1141 בְּנָיָה Yahweh has built
H1142 בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן among sons of
H1145 בֶּן־יְמִינִי son
H1146 בִּנְיָן constructed structure
H1147 בִּנְיָן the built structure
H1151 בֶּן־עַמִּי son
H1324 בַּת daughter of
H1337 בַּת רַבִּים daughter of
H1339 בַּת־שֶׁבַע daughter of
H1340 בַּת־שׁוּעַ to a daughter of
H205 אָוֶן and building-stone
H2995 יַבְנְאֵל and God-Builds
H2996 יַבְנֶה Yabneh, Building-place
H2997 יִבְנְיָה Yah Has Built
H2998 יִבְנִיָּה Yah Builds
H358 אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן house of
H3845 לִבְנִי to my son
H4011 מִבְנֶה like the built-structure of
H4012 מְבֻנַּי Built-Up One
H4996 נֹא his son
H5524 סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת daughters of
H5854 עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב house of
H62 אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה house of
H68 אֶבֶן your building-stones
H69 אֶבֶן building-stone of
H72 אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר building-stone of
H8401 תֶּבֶן the straw residue
H8403 תַּבְנִית in building-pattern of
H885 בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן sons of
H935 בּוֹא daughter of
H956 בּוּת and daughter of
H995 בִּין son of
H996 בֵּין son

Word Forms

73 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1323-02 בַּת bat HNcfsc daughter daughter of 169
H1323-04 בְּנ֣וֹת benot HNcfpc daughters daughters of 43
H1323-48 וּ/בְנֹתֶ֖י/הָ uvenoteyha HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs and its towns and her daughters 38
H1323-60 בַת vat HNcfsc daughter daughter 34
H1323-42 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters 32
H1323-01 בָּנ֑וֹת banot HNcfpa daughters daughters 17
H1323-34 מִ/בְּנוֹת֙ mibenot HR/Ncfpc from the daughters from daughters 16
H1323-09 בְּנֹתֶֽי/הָ benoteyha HNcfpc/Sp3fs its-villages her daughters 14
H1323-20 בִּתּ֔/וֹ bito HNcfsc/Sp3ms his daughter his daughter 11
H1323-12 בְּנֹֽתֵי/כֶם֙ benoteykhem HNcfpc/Sp2mp your daughters your daughters 10

Occurrences in Scripture

590 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1323-42 Genesis 5:4 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:7 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:10 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:13 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:16 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:19 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:22 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:26 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 5:30 וּ/בָנֽוֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
H1323-42 Genesis 6:1 וּ/בָנ֖וֹת uvanot HC/Ncfpa and daughters and daughters
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