Definition
masculine noun
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.)
- son, grandson, child, member of a group
- son, male child
- grandson
- children (pl. - male and female)
- youth, young men (pl.)
- young (of animals)
- sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
- people (of a nation) (pl.)
- of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
- a member of a guild, order, class
“Son of N years” is the Hebrew way of stating age; the KJV renders it “N years old” (Gen 17:24, “Abraham was ninety years old and nine”).
Followed by a quality or a fate, “son of” denotes one marked by it: “a son of death” is rendered “he shall surely die” (1 Sam 20:31).
Usually translated as
son, old, young, of first, child, people, stranger, valiant, man, age, bullock, one born, bough, calf, came up in, in, servant born, afflicted, Ahohite, Hachmonite, ed one, anointed one, arrow, branch, breed, colt, common, corn, foal, mighty, steward, tumultuous one, worthy, Ammonite, Levite, appointed to, Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Grecian, daughter, firstborn, very fruitful, postage, kid, lamb, meet, nephew, rebel, robber, soldier, spark, surely, them of, valiantest, whelp, youth
Occurrences
Bên occurs 4,905 times in 3,635 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (305), Exodus (208), Leviticus (134), Numbers (437), Deuteronomy (103), Joshua (159), Judges (161), Ruth (8), 1 Samuel (114), 2 Samuel (157), 1 Kings (161), 2 Kings (174), 1 Chronicles (428), 2 Chronicles (175), Ezra (110), Nehemiah (124), Esther (12), Job (33), Psalms (82), Proverbs (55), Ecclesiastes (15), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (72), Jeremiah (156), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (165), Daniel (9), Hosea (19), Joel (9), Amos (9), Obadiah (2), Jonah (2), Micah (6), Zephaniah (4), Haggai (6), Zechariah (10), Malachi (5)
- Genesis 3:16 — Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children (בָנִ֑ים); and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
- Genesis 4:17 — And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son (בְּנ֥וֹ), Enoch.
- Genesis 4:25 — And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son (בֵּ֔ן), and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
- Genesis 4:26 — And to Seth, to him also there was born a son (בֵּ֔ן); and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
- Genesis 5:4 — And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:7 — And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:10 — And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:13 — And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:16 — And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:19 — And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:22 — And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:26 — And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:28 — And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son (בֵּֽן):
- Genesis 5:30 — And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons (בָּנִ֖ים) and daughters:
- Genesis 5:32 — And Noah was five hundred years old (בֶּן): and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 6:2 — That the sons (בְנֵי) of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
- Genesis 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons (בְּנֵ֤י) of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:10 — And Noah begat three sons (בָנִ֑ים), Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 6:18 — But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons (וּבָנֶ֛יךָ), and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
- Genesis 6:18 — But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons (בָנֶ֖יךָ)’ wives with thee.
- Genesis 7:6 — And Noah was six hundred years old (בֶּן) when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
- Genesis 7:7 — And Noah went in, and his sons (וּ֠בָנָיו), and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
- Genesis 7:7 — And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons (בָנָ֛יו)’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
- Genesis 7:13 — In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons (בְּנֵי) of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
- Genesis 7:13 — In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons (בָנָ֛יו) with them, into the ark;
- Genesis 8:16 — Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons (וּבָנֶ֥יךָ), and thy sons’ wives with thee.
- Genesis 8:16 — Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons (בָנֶ֖יךָ)’ wives with thee.
- Genesis 8:18 — And Noah went forth, and his sons (וּבָנָ֛יו), and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
- Genesis 8:18 — And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons (בָנָ֖יו)’ wives with him:
- Genesis 9:1 — And God blessed Noah and his sons (בָּנָ֑יו), and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Genesis 9:8 — And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons (בָּנָ֥יו) with him, saying,
- Genesis 9:18 — And the sons (בְנֵי) of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
- Genesis 9:19 — These are the three sons (בְּנֵי) of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
- Genesis 9:24 — And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son (בְּנ֥וֹ) had done unto him.
- Genesis 10:1 — Now these are the generations of the sons (בְּנֵי) of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
- Genesis 10:1 — Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons (בָּנִ֖ים) born after the flood.
- Genesis 10:2 — The sons (בְּנֵ֣י) of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- Genesis 10:3 — And the sons (וּבְנֵ֖י) of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Genesis 10:4 — And the sons (וּבְנֵ֥י) of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- Genesis 10:6 — And the sons (וּבְנֵ֖י) of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:7 — And the sons (וּבְנֵ֣י) of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
- Genesis 10:7 — And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons (וּבְנֵ֥י) of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
- Genesis 10:20 — These are the sons (בְנֵי) of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
- Genesis 10:21 — Unto Shem also, the father of all the children (בְּנֵי) of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
- Genesis 10:22 — The children (בְּנֵ֥י) of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 10:23 — And the children (וּבְנֵ֖י) of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- Genesis 10:25 — And unto Eber were born two sons (בָנִ֑ים): the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- Genesis 10:29 — And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons (בְּנֵ֥י) of Joktan.
- Genesis 10:31 — These are the sons (בְנֵי) of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
- Genesis 10:32 — These are the families of the sons (בְּנֵי) of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.