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בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵבּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; — 1. son, male child, born of a woman
Gen 4:25;
Gen 16:11;
Gen 16:15;
Gen 17:19 compare v
Gen 17:16;
Gen 18:10;
Gen 18:14;
Gen 19:37;
Gen 19:38 + often, compare
בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man
Gen 5:4f;
Gen 5:28;
Gen 6:10;
Gen 11:11f. + often; ||
(בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4;
Gen 5:7;
Gen 5:10f.
Gen 11:11;
Gen 11:13;
Gen 11:15f;
Exod 20:10;
Deut 5:14;
Deut 16:11;
Deut 16:14;
1Sam 30:3;
1Sam 30:6;
Job 1:2;
Job 42:13 +; of son as desired
Gen 30:2 (compare
Gen 15:2;
Gen 16:2;
Gen 17:17;
Gen 18:10f.;
1Sam 1:5-11)
2Kgs 4:14;
2Kgs 4:28;
Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in
Gen 30:6 +; beloved
Exod 21:5;
2Sam 19:1;
2Sam 19:3;
2Sam 19:5;
1Kgs 3:26 cared for
Deut 1:31 spared
Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained
Deut 8:5;
Prov 3:12;
Prov 13:24;
Prov 19:18;
Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents
Prov 6:20;
Prov 10:1;
Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare
1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15;
Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15;
Gen 27:42. In particular
a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother
Gen 43:29, compare
Gen 27:29;
Judg 8:19;
Ps 50:20;
Ps 69:9, & see
אֵם;
בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren
Gen 49:8 (poetry)
b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן =
cousins Num 36:11.
c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel
1Sam 3:6;
1Sam 3:16 compare
1Sam 4:16;
1Sam 24:17;
1Sam 26:17;
1Sam 26:21;
1Sam 26:25, see also
Prov 1:8;
Prov 1:10;
Prov 2:1 +; compare
בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha
2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser
2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God:
׳י calls Israel
בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare v
Exod 4:23;
Hos 11:1, see also
Ps 80:16 (but compare
Che);
בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (||
אלהים);
בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further
Deut 32:5 (plural) v
Deut 32:20 (plural)
Isa 1:2;
Isa 1:4;
Isa 30:1;
Isa 30:9;
Jer 3:14;
Jer 3:22;
Jer 4:22;
Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king
2Sam 7:14 =
1Chr 17:13 compare
Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon
1Chr 22:10;
1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire)
Ezek 16:21.
d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings
Gen 6:2;
Gen 6:4;
Job 1:6;
Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note)
Ps 89:7.
e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare
׳בְּנֵי א, see
אָדָם;
בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (||
בני אדם)
Ps 49:3;
Ps 62:10.
feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ =
thy grandson Exod 10:2;
Deut 6:2;
Judg 8:22 compare
Jer 27:7 plural
Exod 34:7;
Exod 4:25;
Exod 2:41;
Exod 2:40;
Job 42:16;
Ps 128:6;
Prov 13:22;
Prov 17:6;
Ezek 37:25 also
בֵּן alone with similar reference
Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons
Gen 31:28;
Gen 31:43 compare
Gen 32:1 so of Naomi
Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants
Josh 22:24;
Josh 22:25;
Josh 22:27 +; see also below
i. below
g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name
כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30;
Num 32:12;
Num 34:19 +;
יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28;
Num 14:30;
Num 32:12;
Num 32:28;
Num 34:17 +;
יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2;
1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt)
בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27;
1Sam 20:30;
1Sam 20:31;
1Sam 22:7;
1Sam 22:8;
1Sam 22:9;
1Sam 22:13;
1Sam 25:10;
2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4;
Isa 7:5;
Isa 7:9;
Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also
בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7;
Num 16:8.
h. designated as
בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father
Gen 37:3 opposed to
בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also
בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so
בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
i. in various combinations: (
α) as expression of contumely,
בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare
בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.;
בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (||
זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare
בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare v
Judg 11:1); (
β) as term of respect, dignity,
בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic =
free born);
בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare
בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (||
מֶלֶךְ);
בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing
׳י (||
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) &
בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance
בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (
α) e.g.
בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3;
Gen 23:5;
Gen 23:7;
Gen 23:10 (twice in verse);
Gen 23:11;
Gen 23:16;
Gen 23:18;
Gen 23:20;
Gen 25:10;
Gen 49:32 (all
P); (
בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below
8);
בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19;
Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5;
Gen 36:15;
Gen 36:19;
Deut 2:4;
Deut 2:8;
Deut 2:12;
Deut 2:22;
Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20;
Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below
גַּיְא);
בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9;
Deut 2:19;
Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal
Gen 46:27;
Gen 48:8;
1Chr 5:1)
Num 1:32;
Num 26:28;
Num 26:37;
Num 34:23;
Num 36:5 (
׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare
Ps 77:16 even
בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal
2Sam 8:18 =
1Chr 18:17;
1Chr 3:1;
1Chr 3:9)
2Chr 13:8;
2Chr 23:3;
2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13;
Ezra 2:41;
Ezra 3:8 + (see
אָסָף);
בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (
β)
בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon)
Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare
עַמּוֺן &
NöZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66);
בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal
Gen 34:7;
Gen 34:13;
Gen 34:25;
Gen 34:27;
Gen 35:5;
Gen 35:22;
Gen 35:26;
Gen 49:2)
2Kgs 17:34;
Ps 105:6;
Mal 3:6 compare
Ps 77:16 & chiefly (
γ)
בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal
Gen 42:5;
Gen 45:21;
Gen 46:5;
Exod 1:1)
Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328
P, 49
E, 25
J, 25
D),
Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also
Vrss & variant reading sometimes for
׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g.
Josh 21:43 + see
Di,
Ezek 3:1 + see
Co; also the reverse
Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially
יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10;
Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1;
Exod 16:2;
Exod 16:9;
Exod 16:10;
Exod 17:1;
Lev 16:5;
Lev 19:2;
Num 1:2;
Num 1:53;
Num 8:9;
Num 8:20;
Num 13:26;
Num 15:25;
Num 15:26;
Num 17:6;
Num 19:9;
Num 25:6;
Num 26:2;
Num 31:12 (all
P);
׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (
δ)
בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal
Gen 46:12;
Gen 26:19;
1Chr 2:3;
1Chr 2:10;
1Chr 4:1)
Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua,
Judg 1:8;
Judg 1:9;
Judg 1:16 (so read also v
Judg 1:21 v
Judg 1:21 compare
Josh 15:53 & see below
בנימן)
2Sam 1:18;
1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles,
Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah;
Hos 2:2;
Joel 4:6;
Joel 4:8;
Joel 4:19;
Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except
בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including
מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1;
Josh 15:20;
Josh 15:21;
Josh 21:1;
1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (
ε)
בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal
Gen 46:11;
Exod 6:16;
Num 3:17;
1Chr 5:27;
1Chr 6:1 compare
1Chr 23:6)
Exod 32:28;
Num 3:15;
Num 16:7;
Num 16:8;
Num 18:21;
Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.);
כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5;
Deut 31:9 compare
1Kgs 12:31 &
Mal 3:8;
1Chr 23:24;
1Chr 23:27;
1Chr 24:20;
Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests)
Neh 12:23;
Ezek 40:46 (including
בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also
׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27;
Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15;
1Chr 24:30 (compare also
לֵוִי); (
ζ)
בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal
Exod 28:1;
Exod 28:40;
1Chr 5:29;
1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal
Exod 27:21;
Exod 28:1;
Exod 28:4 +)
Lev 3:5;
Lev 3:8;
Lev 3:13;
Lev 6:7;
Lev 6:11;
Lev 7:10;
Lev 7:83;
Josh 21:10;
1Chr 6:35;
1Chr 6:39;
1Chr 6:42;
1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites)
1Chr 24:1;
1Chr 24:31;
Neh 12:47 also
הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5;
Lev 1:8;
Lev 1:11;
Lev 2:2;
Lev 3:2;
Num 3:8;
Num 10:8 &
Josh 21:19;
2Chr 31:19 compare
2Chr 26:18;
2Chr 29:21;
2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse);
בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7;
Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) v
Josh 21:13 compare
Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v
2Chr 13:10 once in singular
הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below
אַהֲרֹן; (
η)
בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק;
Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (
ᵐ5 Sm Co join
מ of
מבני to preceding word, making plural); (
φ)
בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities,
בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28;
Ezek 23:7;
Ezek 23:9;
Ezek 23:12;
Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (
Co strike out
ארץ);
בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15.
Ezek 23:17;
Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23;
Lam 4:2;
Ps 149:2 (compare
Zech 9:13). See further (
ι)
בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare
Lev 20:17;
Num 22:5;
Judg 14:16;
Judg 14:17;
Ezek 3:11;
Ezek 33:2;
Ezek 33:12;
Ezek 33:17;
Ezek 33:30;
Ezek 37:18;
Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (
κ)
קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6;
2Chr 35:5;
2Chr 35:7;
2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (
λ)
בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1;
Judg 7:12;
Judg 8:10;
1Kgs 5:10;
Job 1:3;
Isa 11:14;
Jer 49:28;
Ezek 25:4;
Ezek 25:10 (
μ)
בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 =
Neh 7:6 (
ν) of bulls,
בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare
KloSK 1872. 254 Di.
5. of plant-shoots
בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also
בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (||
כַּנָּה; see
Chetransl. & critical note)
6. figurative of lifeless things,
בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare
בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e.
corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.
7. a. member of a guild, order or class,
בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order
1Kgs 20:35;
2Kgs 2:3;
2Kgs 2:5;
2Kgs 2:7;
2Kgs 2:15;
2Kgs 4:1;
2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse);
2Kgs 5:22;
2Kgs 6:1;
2Kgs 9:1 (
Hoffm RSProph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.;
ZehnpfBAS i, 355 compare Assyrian
mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) &
בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also
בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30;
Ezra 2:61;
Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare
בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene
בנישירתא men of the caravan VogNo, 4 and others; also
בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה =
exiles Ezra 4:1;
Ezra 6:19;
Ezra 6:20;
Ezra 8:35;
Ezra 10:7;
Ezra 10:16 (see
גולה below
גלה): further, in
בֶּןנֵֿכָר =
foreigner (only
P, poetry, & late)
Gen 17:12;
Gen 17:27;
Exod 12:43;
Lev 22:25;
Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse);
׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45;
2Sam 22:46 =
Ps 18:45;
Ps 18:46;
Neh 9:2;
Isa 60:10;
Isa 61:5;
Isa 62:8;
Ezek 44:7;
Ps 144:7;
Ps 144:11,
׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also
בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4;
Lev 25:5.
b. of animals,
בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd,
בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare
עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (
P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food
Gen 18:7;
Gen 18:8 (
J), for sacrifice
Num 15:8;
Num 15:9 (
P);
׳בןהַֿב only
Lev 12:6 (
P); especially
פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1;
Lev 4:3;
Lev 4:14;
Lev 16:3;
Lev 23:18;
Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all
P) +
2Chr 13:9;
Ezek 43:19;
Ezek 43:23;
Ezek 43:25;
Ezek 45:18;
Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11;
Num 28:19;
Num 28:27;
Num 29:13;
Num 29:17 (
P); also
בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem,
J; ||
עִירֹה);
בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4;
Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev +
Num 6:10 compare
בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all
P);
בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.
9. noun relative of age:
a. of men,
וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare
Gen 7:6 + 71 t.
P;
Gen 50:26;
Josh 14:7.
Josh 14:10;
Josh 24:29 (all
E);
Num 32:11 (
J),
Deut 31:2 also
Judg 2:8;
1Sam 4:15;
2Sam 4:4;
2Sam 19:33;
2Sam 19:36;
1Chr 2:21;
1Chr 23:3;
1Chr 23:24;
1Chr 23:27;
1Chr 27:3;
2Chr 24:15;
2Chr 25:5;
2Chr 31:16;
2Chr 31:17;
Ezra 3:8;
Isa 65:20 (twice in verse);
Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase
מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14;
Exod 38:26;
Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 +
Num 26:2;
Num 26:4;
Num 32:11;
1Chr 23:24;
1Chr 23:27;
2Chr 25:5;
Ezra 3:8 compare
Lev 27:7;
Num 8:24;
Num 26:62;
1Chr 23:3 & without
מעלה Num 8:25;
Num 18:16 also
מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare v
Lev 27:5 v
Lev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t.
Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v
2Chr 31:17 &
לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
b. of animals, (Hexateuch all
P, including
H)
בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5;
Exod 29:38;
Lev 9:3;
Lev 23:18;
Lev 23:19;
Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also
Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6;
Lev 23:12;
Num 6:12;
Num 6:14 + 12 t.
Num 7 also
Ezek 46:13.Note. —
בן appears perhaps abbreviated as
בּ in a few compound proper names; see
בִּדְקַר (=
בֶּןדֿקר?),
בִּלְשָׁן,
בִּמְהָל,
בַּעֲלִיס,
בַּעֲנָה,
בִּרְשַׁע,
בִּשְׁלָם (so
MV after Schol. Hamâsa
3 ed. Freytag;
Röde libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare
Ol§ 227 b, p. 613). — On
Lag's explanation of
אבי in some proper names as for
אבן =
בן compare
LagBN 75 & see
אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious
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בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.
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I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא NöM § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242 f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25 — 2. of bullocks,
בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.
II. בַּר see ברר.