מִ/בְּנֵ֣י
𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉
Ben
of the sons
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.
baana "children" (Luganda) · Bana "Children" (Lingala) · bana "Children" (Luhya (Logooli)) +13 moreLeviticus 17:13 · Word #3
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
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 | of the sons |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1121-57
from sons of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct of בֵּן ("son"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition מִן ("from") with the masculine plural construct בְּנֵי ("sons of"). The rendering preserves the plural masculine construct sense of lineage or group membership derived from the root idea of being "built" into a family. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from sons of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 accurately reflects the construct phrase; no change needed for context. |
Bantu Hebrew
מִ/בְּנֵ֣י (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |