What does בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons of worthlessness, lawless or destructive persons".
Hebrew · H1121, H1100
בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַל
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.) · without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
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בֵּן H1121 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.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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בְּלִיַּעַל H1100 without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
Pronunciation belial
Worthlessness escalates to cosmic evil; denotes persons/forces fundamentally opposed to God's order and covenant
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What does בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַל (bene beliyyaal) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons of worthlessness, lawless or destructive persons".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H1100?
H1121, H1100 is connected to 4,969 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sons of worthlessness, lawless or destructive persons
Strong's H1121, H1100
Lexical occurrences 4,969 verses Source Gloss
sons of worthlessness, lawless or destructive persons
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain