לִ/בְנֵי/כֶ֣ם
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌
Ben
to your 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" (Tswana) · Beine "sons of" (Runyankore) · Bana "children" (Kisii (Gusii)) +13 moreJoel 1:3 · Word #2
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/Sp2mp
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 your children |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-50
to your sons
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל + masculine plural construct noun בְּנֵי + 2mp pronominal suffix כֶם = "your" (mp). |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun בן derives from בנה, "to build," denoting those built up as part of a household—sons. The form is masculine plural construct with a 2nd person masculine plural suffix ("your"), and the prefixed ל conveys "to/for," yielding "to your sons." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to your children
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'to your sons' is literal; context and SILEX allow 'children,' which includes male and female offspring as required in this kind of generational instruction. |
Bantu Hebrew
לִ/בְנֵי/כֶ֣ם (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |