לִ/בְנֵי/הֶ֖ן
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤍
Ben
to their children
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" (Bemba) · Bene "sons of, children of, belonging to" (Bemba)Genesis 31:43 · Word #24
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 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fp
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 | to their children |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-49
to their sons
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + masculine plural construct noun בְּנֵי + 3rd person feminine plural pronominal suffix; literally "to the sons of them (fem.)." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine plural construct "sons of" with a 3rd person feminine plural suffix, preceded by the preposition לְ ("to"). "To their sons" preserves the plural masculine form and the possessive suffix referring to feminine plural possessors. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to their sons
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is contextually and lexically accurate for the direct male offspring in the Hebrew phrase. |
Bantu Hebrew
לִ/בְנֵי/הֶ֖ן (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.