What does אִישׁ · בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Worthless men, sons of Belial — the designation for those who lead others to apostasy".
Hebrew · H376, H1121, H1100
אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · 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.) · without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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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בְּלִיַּעַל H1100 without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
Pronunciation belial
Worthlessness escalates to cosmic evil; denotes persons/forces fundamentally opposed to God's order and covenant
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What does אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל (anashim bnei-veliyaal) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Worthless men, sons of Belial — the designation for those who lead others to apostasy".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H1121, H1100?
H376, H1121, H1100 is connected to 7,156 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Worthless men, sons of Belial — the designation for those who lead others to apostasy
Strong's H376, H1121, H1100
Lexical occurrences 7,156 verses Source Gloss
Worthless men, sons of Belial — the designation for those who lead others to apostasy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל 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