What does בֵּן · אָתוֹן mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אָתוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of female donkeys; young donkey".
Hebrew · H1121, H860
בֶּן־אֲתֹנוֹת
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 female donkey (from its docility)
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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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אָתוֹן H860 a female donkey (from its docility)
What does בֶּן־אֲתֹנוֹת (ben-athonot) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · אָתוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of female donkeys; young donkey".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H860?
H1121, H860 is connected to 4,976 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. son of female donkeys; young donkey
Strong's H1121, H860
Lexical occurrences 4,976 verses Source Gloss
son of female donkeys; young donkey
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֶּן־אֲתֹנוֹת 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
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain