What does בֵּן · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "You are sons of the LORD your God — the foundational covenant-identity declaration".
Hebrew · H1121, H3068
בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
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) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (banim atem la-YHWH Eloheikhem) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "You are sons of the LORD your God — the foundational covenant-identity declaration".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H3068?
H1121, H3068 is connected to 11,463 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. You are sons of the LORD your God — the foundational covenant-identity declaration
Strong's H1121, H3068
Lexical occurrences 11,463 verses Source Gloss
You are sons of the LORD your God — the foundational covenant-identity declaration
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain