What does בֵּן · נָכָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1121, H5221
בִּן הַכּוֹת
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.) · to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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בֵּןH1121a 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.)
Pronunciationben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
Open lexicon entry →נָכָהH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationnāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
Open lexicon entry →What does בִּן הַכּוֹת (bin hakkot) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase 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.)".
Full entry for בִּן הַכּוֹת (H1121, H5221) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H5221?
H1121, H5221 is connected to 5,444 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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.)
Strong'sH1121, H5221
Lexical occurrences5,444 versesSource Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בִּן הַכּוֹת is built from this root: