What does בֵּן · בַּת · υἱός · θυγάτηρ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H1323, G5207, G2364
בָּנִים / בָּנוֹת
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.) · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · son · a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
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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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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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υἱός G5207 son
Pronunciation huiós
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θυγάτηρ G2364 a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
Pronunciation thygátēr
Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.
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What does בָּנִים / בָּנוֹת (banim / banot) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · בַּת · υἱός · θυγάτηρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Children as signs of family continuity, inheritance, and future hope within the covenant community.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H1323, G5207, G2364?
H1121, H1323, G5207, G2364 is connected to 5,532 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Children as signs of family continuity, inheritance, and future hope within the covenant community.
Strong's H1121, H1323, G5207, G2364
Lexical occurrences 5,532 verses Source Gloss
Children as signs of family continuity, inheritance, and future hope within the covenant community.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּנִים / בָּנוֹת is built from this root:
Sources
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