לְ/מִ/בֶּ֛ן
𐤋/𐤌/𐤁𐤍
Ben
from a son 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.
Bana "Children" (Bemba) · Bene "sons of, children of, belonging to" (Bemba)1 Chronicles 27:23 · 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 HR/R/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from a son of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-38
to/from son of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular construct (בֶּן) with prefixed prepositions לְ (to/for) and מִן (from). |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun בֵּן means "son," a built-up male offspring, here in masculine singular construct ("son of"). The prefixed לְ and מִן add the prepositional senses "to" and "from," preserved directly in the rendering. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from son of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context demands a 'from' preposition here, indicating an age range starting 'from a son of'. Adjusted for naturalness and clarity in this context. |
Bantu Hebrew
לְ/מִ/בֶּ֛ן (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.