בְּנֵ֣י
𐤁𐤍𐤉
Ben
sons of
Male child, son; by extension, a male descendant, member of a group, or bearer of a particular quality. The primary lexical meaning is 'son,' but in broader usage, it encompasses: (1) a son as a direct male offspring; (2) a male descendant more generally (i.e., grandson); (3) a member or representative of a group (e.g., b'nei Israel, 'children of Israel'); (4) a person characterized by a certain quality or situation (e.g., 'son of valor' for a brave man, 'sons of light'); and (5) used in various construct phrases to mean people of a category, community, or geographical/national origin.
mwana "child" (Umbundu) · muana "child" (Chokwe) · mwana "child" (Chichewa) +44 more1 Chronicles 11:46 · Word #5
Lexicon H1121
| Lemma | בֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Ben |
| Strong's | H1121 |
| Definition | Male child, son; by extension, a male descendant, member of a group, or bearer of a particular quality. The primary lexical meaning is 'son,' but in broader usage, it encompasses: (1) a son as a direct male offspring; (2) a male descendant more generally (i.e., grandson); (3) a member or representative of a group (e.g., b'nei Israel, 'children of Israel'); (4) a person characterized by a certain quality or situation (e.g., 'son of valor' for a brave man, 'sons of light'); and (5) used in various construct phrases to mean people of a category, community, or geographical/national origin. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sons of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-14
sons of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common; masculine plural; construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the masculine plural construct form of בֵּן (son), literally "sons of," indicating male offspring or members belonging to what follows. The rendering preserves the plural masculine morphology and the construct relationship inherent in the form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sons of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'sons of' is fully accurate in context as a construct form designating descent or group membership. SILEX definition supports this and there is no contextual need for change. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְּנֵ֣י (Ben) — Male child, son; by extension, a male descendant, member of a group, or bearer of a particular quality. The primary lexical meaning is 'son,' but in broader usage, it encompasses: (1) a son as a direct male offspring; (2) a male descendant more generally (i.e., grandson); (3) a member or representative of a group (e.g., b'nei Israel, 'children of Israel'); (4) a person characterized by a certain quality or situation (e.g., 'son of valor' for a brave man, 'sons of light'); and (5) used in various construct phrases to mean people of a category, community, or geographical/national origin.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| mwana | child | Umbundu |
| muana | child | Chokwe |
| mwana | child | Chichewa |
| mwana | child | Venda |
| ngwana | child | Sesotho |
| ngwana | child | Setswana |
| omwana | child, young person | Luganda |
| mwana | child, son or daughter | Kikuyu |
| omwana | child | Herero |
| mwana | child, son, daughter | Luvale |
| mwana | child | Lunda |
| mwana | child, offspring | Lingala |
| mwana | child, offspring | Kikongo |
| mwana | child, offspring | Kimbundu |
| omwana | child | Umbundu |
| mwana | child, son, daughter | Chokwe |
| mwana | child, offspring | Tonga (Zambia) |
| ngwana | child | Sotho (Sesotho) |
| ngwana | child | Tswana |
| mwana | child, son, daughter | Lozi |
| umwana | child, son, daughter | Bemba |
| umntwana | child, son, daughter | Ndebele |
| umntwana | child | Xhosa |
| umntwana | child, offspring | Zulu |
| mwana | child, son, daughter, offspring | Shona |
| mwana | child, son, offspring | Chichewa (Nyanja) |
| mwana | child | Kikuyu (Gikuyu) |
| umwana | child | Kirundi |
| umwana | child | Kinyarwanda |
| mtoto, mwana | child, son, offspring, pupil | Swahili |
| mwana | child, son, offspring (not specifically male, but frequently applied so) | Luganda (Ganda) |
| Bana | Children | Tswana |
| Beine | sons of | Runyankore |
| Bana | children | Kisii (Gusii) |
| bana | Children | Luhya (Logooli) |
| Bana | Children | Lingala |
| baana | children | Luganda |
| bana | children | Swahili |
| Bana | children | Maragoli |
| Bana | children | Sepedi |
| bene | belongs to | Kirundi |
| bana | children | Kirundi |
| Bene nyina | those who have blood relationship with their son's mother | Kinyarwanda |
| Bana bange | my children | Kinyarwanda |
| Binadamu | son of Adam | Swahili |
| Bana | Children | Bemba |
| Bene | sons of, children of, belonging to | Bemba |