Hebrew · H1121, H3478, H376, H802 · unreviewed

בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה

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.) · He will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of His posterity · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a woman

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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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יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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אִשָּׁה H802 a woman
Pronunciation ishah
Woman or wife; context determines meaning—marriage, gender, or relational status all collapse into one term
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What does בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה (bene Yisra'el ish ve'ishah) mean in the Bible?

בֵּן · יִשְׂרָאֵל · אִישׁ · אִשָּׁה is a Hebrew word meaning "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 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.

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Meaning

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.)
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