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בֵּן H1121
H1121 is the Hebrew word בֵּן, transliterated bên and said bane. The King James Version most often renders it son.
What it means
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.).
Where it comes from
from H1129 (בָּנָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4,371 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Verses using בֵּן
The first 40 of 3587 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 3:16 · KJV
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Genesis 4:17 · KJV
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4:25 · KJV
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Genesis 4:26 · KJV
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 5:4 · KJV
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:7 · KJV
And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:10 · KJV
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:13 · KJV
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:16 · KJV
And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:19 · KJV
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:22 · KJV
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:26 · KJV
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:30 · KJV
And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:32 · KJV
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:2 · KJV
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 6:4 · KJV
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:10 · KJV
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:18 · KJV
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
Genesis 7:6 · KJV
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 7:7 · KJV
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Genesis 7:13 · KJV
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
Genesis 8:16 · KJV
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
Genesis 8:18 · KJV
And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
Genesis 9:1 · KJV
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 9:8 · KJV
And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
Genesis 9:18 · KJV
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:19 · KJV
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
Genesis 9:24 · KJV
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
Genesis 10:1 · KJV
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Genesis 10:2 · KJV
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3 · KJV
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:4 · KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Genesis 10:6 · KJV
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:7 · KJV
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Genesis 10:20 · KJV
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
Genesis 10:21 · KJV
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Genesis 10:22 · KJV
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:23 · KJV
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:25 · KJV
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:29 · KJV
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1121 mean?
H1121 is the Hebrew word בֵּן (bên), 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.).
How is H1121 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it son (1777 times), children (1345 times), sons (932 times), old (130 times), first (50 times), among others.
How many times does H1121 appear in the Bible?
בֵּן (bên) is tagged in 3587 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1121 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1129 (בָּנָה).
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