בֵ֜ן
𐤁𐤍
Ben
a 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.
mwana "child" (Umbundu) · muana "child" (Chokwe) · mwana "child" (Chichewa) +44 more1 Samuel 9:2 · Word #3
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 HNcmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a son |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-107
son of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common; masculine singular; construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from בנה, reflecting the idea of one who is "built" as part of a household or lineage. The masculine singular construct form requires a relational rendering, hence "son of," indicating connection to what follows. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
a son of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In this context, the indefinite 'a son of' is appropriate for introducing a person; 'son of' (P1) lacks the indefinite sense required here. |
Bantu Hebrew
בֵ֜ן (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 |