בְּנֵ֨י
𐤁𐤍𐤉
bên
sons-of
Male offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective.
Binadamu "son of Adam" (Swahili) · Bana bange "my children" (Kinyarwanda) · Bene nyina "those who have blood relationship with their son's mother" (Kinyarwanda) +7 moreDaniel 6:14 · Word #10
Lexicon H1123
| Lemma | בֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍 |
| Transliteration | bên |
| Strong's | H1123 |
| Definition | Male offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective. |
Morphology ANcmpc
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 H1123-01
sons of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural, construct state (HNcmpc). |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is the masculine plural construct of בן, meaning "sons," and in construct it grammatically links to a following noun, hence "sons of." It preserves both the plural number and the relational force inherent in the construct state. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sons of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'sons of' is literal and correct for beney, introducing the lineage or group. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְּנֵ֨י (bên) — Male offspring; in a broad sense, a descendant, member, or affiliate of a family, group, or category. Used both literally for a biological son and metaphorically for descendant, member of a profession, class, or people; also signifies youth or young man in certain contexts. The semantic range extends to designate an individual with a particular relationship of belonging, association, or derivation within a lineage, tribe, nation, or collective.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Binadamu | son of Adam | Swahili |
| Bana bange | my children | Kinyarwanda |
| Bene nyina | those who have blood relationship with their son's mother | Kinyarwanda |
| bana | children | Kirundi |
| bene | belongs to | Kirundi |
| Bana | children | Sepedi |
| Bana | children | Maragoli |
| bana | children | Swahili |
| Bana | Children | Bemba |
| Bene | sons of, children of, belonging to | Bemba |