וּ/בְנִ֥/י
𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤉
Ben
and my son
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" (Tswana) · Beine "sons of" (Runyankore) · Bana "children" (Kisii (Gusii)) +13 more1 Kings 1:21 · Word #9
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 HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
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 | and my son |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-85
and my son
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person common singular suffix, prefixed with conjunction ו (‘and’). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בן derives from the root בנה, reflecting the idea of one who is ‘built’ as part of a household or lineage. The masculine singular construct form with a first-person singular suffix yields ‘my son,’ and the prefixed conjunction ו adds ‘and.’ |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and my son
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'and my son' is contextually correct and matches the syntactical construction. |
Bantu Hebrew
וּ/בְנִ֥/י (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bana | Children | Tswana |
| Beine | sons of | Runyankore |
| Bana | children | Kisii (Gusii) |
| bana | Children | Luhya (Logooli) |
| Bana | Children | Lingala |