What does בֵּן · אֵל mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "heavenly beings or mighty ones summoned to worship".
Hebrew · H1121, H410
בְּנֵי אֵלִים
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.) · strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
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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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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
What does בְּנֵי אֵלִים (bene elim) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "heavenly beings or mighty ones summoned to worship".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H410?
H1121, H410 is connected to 5,187 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. heavenly beings or mighty ones summoned to worship
Strong's H1121, H410
Lexical occurrences 5,187 verses Source Gloss
heavenly beings or mighty ones summoned to worship
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּנֵי אֵלִים 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.
G1664 LXX equivalent Greek
ἠλί ēlí G2241 LXX equivalent Greek
my God
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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