בֵּן
bên
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "בֵּן" (bên) primarily means "son" and refers to someone who contributes to or continues a family line. It can also be used more broadly to describe relationships or connections, including descendants, members of a group, or qualities associated with a person or thing. The term is applied figuratively and literally, encompassing roles like children, animals, nations, or conditions.
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
The Hebrew word bên means "a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)," encompassing related ideas including afflicted, age, ite, ed one.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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