בָּנִים ... עַל־אָבוֹת
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.) · above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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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.)
עַל H5921 above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
What does בָּנִים ... עַל־אָבוֹת (banim ... ʿal-avot) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · עַל · אָב 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.)". 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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Word Origins
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