בְּנֵי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
bên
the 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.
mwana "child" (Umbundu) · muana "child" (Chokwe) · mwana "child" (Chichewa) +28 moreEzra 6:16 · Word #7
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 | the 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' accurately translates בְּנֵי, again showing group affiliation or descendants, in the set phrase referring to those of the exile. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְּנֵי (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |