בְנֵֽי
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.
baana "children" (Luganda) · Bana "Children" (Lingala) · bana "Children" (Luhya (Logooli)) +13 moreEzra 6:16 · Word #2
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 H1123-05
sons of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural, construct state (בְּנֵי), from בן. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the masculine plural construct form of בן, preserving both number and gender as "sons" and marking the construct relationship with "of." The rendering reflects the root idea of those "built" into a household or lineage while maintaining the required relational form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sons of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'sons of' accurately represents the construct form בְנֵֽי, properly denoting 'descendants' or 'members' in the phrase. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְנֵֽי (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 |
|---|---|---|
| baana | children | Luganda |
| Bana | Children | Lingala |
| bana | Children | Luhya (Logooli) |
| Bana | children | Kisii (Gusii) |
| Beine | sons of | Runyankore |
| Bana | Children | Tswana |
| 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 |