What does בֵּן · עֹרֵב · קָרָא mean in the Bible?
e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)".
Hebrew · H1121, H6158, H7121
לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּ
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 raven (from its dusky hue) · to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
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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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עֹרֵב H6158 a raven (from its dusky hue)
קָרָא H7121 to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Pronunciation qara
Foundational act of naming and summoning; establishes relationship, identity, and authority through vocal address.
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What does לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּ (livnei oreb asher yiqra'u) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · עֹרֵב · קָרָא 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 raven (from its dusky hue) + to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H6158, H7121?
H1121, H6158, H7121 is connected to 5,691 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.) + a raven (from its dusky hue) + to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Strong's H1121, H6158, H7121
Lexical occurrences 5,691 verses Source 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.) + a raven (from its dusky hue) + to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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