What does בֵּן · פָּרָה · יוֹסֵף mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · פָּרָה · יוֹסֵף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Joseph is a fruitful son/bough".
Hebrew · H1121, H6509, H3130
בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף
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 bear fruit (literally or figuratively) · Joseph , the name of seven Israelites
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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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פָּרָה H6509 to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation pārāh
Denotes productive growth from within; used of both biological fertility and covenant blessing's multiplication through generations.
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יוֹסֵף H3130 Joseph , the name of seven Israelites
Pronunciation ywōsēp
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What does בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף (ben porat Yosef) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · פָּרָה · יוֹסֵף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Joseph is a fruitful son/bough".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H6509, H3130?
H1121, H6509, H3130 is connected to 5,184 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Joseph is a fruitful son/bough
Strong's H1121, H6509, H3130
Lexical occurrences 5,184 verses Source Gloss
Joseph is a fruitful son/bough
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף 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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain