בֵּן

1. son, male child, born of a woman 1 Mos 4,25; 1 Mos 16,11; 1 Mos 16,15; 1 Mos 17,19 compare v1 Mos 17,16; 1 Mos 18,10; 1 Mos 18,14; 1 Mos 19,37; 1 Mos 19,38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Es 49,15 begotten by a man 1 Mos 5,4f; 1 Mos 5,28; 1 Mos 6,10; 1 Mos 11,11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter 1 Mos 5,4; 1 Mos 5,7; 1 Mos 5,10f. 1 Mos 11,11; 1 Mos 11,13; 1 Mos 11,15f; 2 Mos 20,10; 5 Mos 5,14; 5 Mos 16,11; 5 Mos 16,14; 1 Sam 30,3; 1 Sam 30,6; Job 1,2; Job 42,13 +; of son as desired 1 Mos 30,2 (compare 1 Mos 15,2; 1 Mos 16,2; 1 Mos 17,17; 1 Mos 18,10f.; 1 Sam 1,5–11) 2 Kong 4,14; 2 Kong 4,28; Sl 127,3 +; rejoiced in 1 Mos 30,6 +; beloved 2 Mos 21,5; 2 Sam 19,1; 2 Sam 19,3; 2 Sam 19,5; 1 Kong 3,26 cared for 5 Mos 1,31 spared Mal 3,17 disciplined & trained 5 Mos 8,5; Ord 3,12; Ord 13,24; Ord 19,18; Ord 29,17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Ord 6,20; Ord 10,1; Ord 13,1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son 1 Mos 27,32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר 5 Mos 21,15 compare 1 Sam 8,2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son 1 Mos 27,15; 1 Mos 27,42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל 1 Mos 27,1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son 1 Mos 27,15; 1 Mos 27,42. In particular
\ \ a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother 1 Mos 43,29, compare 1 Mos 27,29; Dom 8,19; Sl 50,20; Sl 69,9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren 1 Mos 49,8 (poetry)
\ \ b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins 4 Mos 36,11.
\ \ c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1 Sam 3,6; 1 Sam 3,16 compare 1 Sam 4,16; 1 Sam 24,17; 1 Sam 26,17; 1 Sam 26,21; 1 Sam 26,25, see also Ord 1,8; Ord 1,10; Ord 2,1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2 Kong 8,9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2 Kong 16,7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי 2 Mos 4,22 compare v2 Mos 4,23; Hos 11,1, see also Sl 80,16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם 5 Mos 14,1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Sl 82,6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2,1 compare further 5 Mos 32,5 (plural) v5 Mos 32,20 (plural) Es 1,2; Es 1,4; Es 30,1; Es 30,9; Jer 3,14; Jer 3,22; Jer 4,22; Jer 31,20 of future Davidic king 2 Sam 7,14 = 1 Kron 17,13 compare Sl 2,7 expressly referred to Solomon 1 Kron 22,10; 1 Kron 28,6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezk 16,21.
\ \ d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings 1 Mos 6,2; 1 Mos 6,4; Job 1,6; Job 2,1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38,7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Sl 29,1 (on which compare Che's note) Sl 89,7.
\ \ e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Sl 4,3 & (|| בני אדם) Sl 49,3; Sl 62,10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson 2 Mos 10,2; 5 Mos 6,2; Dom 8,22 compare Jer 27,7 plural 2 Mos 34,7; 2 Mos 4,25; 2 Mos 2,41; 2 Mos 2,40; Job 42,16; Sl 128,6; Ord 13,22; Ord 17,6; Ezk 37,25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference 1 Mos 29,5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons 1 Mos 31,28; 1 Mos 31,43 compare 1 Mos 32,1 so of Naomi Rut 4,17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2 Kong 10,30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Jos 22,24; Jos 22,25; Jos 22,27 +; see also below
\ \ i. below
\ \ g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה 4 Mos 14,30; 4 Mos 32,12; 4 Mos 34,19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן 4 Mos 11,28; 4 Mos 14,30; 4 Mos 32,12; 4 Mos 32,28; 4 Mos 34,17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1 Kong 12,2; 1 Kong 12,15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1 Sam 10,11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1 Sam 20,27; 1 Sam 20,30; 1 Sam 20,31; 1 Sam 22,7; 1 Sam 22,8; 1 Sam 22,9; 1 Sam 22,13; 1 Sam 25,10; 2 Sam 20,1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2 Sam 16,10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Es 7,4; Es 7,5; Es 7,9; Es 8,16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Es 7,6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי 4 Mos 16,7; 4 Mos 16,8.
\ \ h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father 1 Mos 37,3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Sl 127,4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house 1 Mos 15,3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Praed 2,7.
\ \ i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1 Sam 20,30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2 Kong 6,32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30,8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Es 57,3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Dom 11,2 (compare vDom 11,1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Praed 10,17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Es 19,11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Sl 72,1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Sl 86,16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Sl 102,29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Dom 8,18.
\ \ j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר 1 Mos 10,21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת 1 Mos 23,3; 1 Mos 23,5; 1 Mos 23,7; 1 Mos 23,10 (twice in verse); 1 Mos 23,11; 1 Mos 23,16; 1 Mos 23,18; 1 Mos 23,20; 1 Mos 25,10; 1 Mos 49,32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת 4 Mos 24,17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר 1 Mos 33,19; Jos 24,32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו 1 Mos 36,5; 1 Mos 36,15; 1 Mos 36,19; 5 Mos 2,4; 5 Mos 2,8; 5 Mos 2,12; 5 Mos 2,22; 5 Mos 2,29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר 1 Mos 36,20; 1 Mos 36,21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Jos 15,8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט 5 Mos 2,9; 5 Mos 2,19; Sl 83,9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal 1 Mos 46,27; 1 Mos 48,8; 1 Kron 5,1) 4 Mos 1,32; 4 Mos 26,28; 4 Mos 26,37; 4 Mos 34,23; 4 Mos 36,5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Sl 77,16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1 Kron 5,23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2 Sam 8,18 = 1 Kron 18,17; 1 Kron 3,1; 1 Kron 3,9) 2 Kron 13,8; 2 Kron 23,3; 2 Kron 32,33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2 Kron 29,13; Ezr 2,41; Ezr 3,8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) 1 Mos 19,38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & Nö^{ZMG 1886, 171} Dr^{Sm 66}); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal 1 Mos 34,7; 1 Mos 34,13; 1 Mos 34,25; 1 Mos 34,27; 1 Mos 35,5; 1 Mos 35,22; 1 Mos 35,26; 1 Mos 49,2) 2 Kong 17,34; Sl 105,6; Mal 3,6 compare Sl 77,16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal 1 Mos 42,5; 1 Mos 45,21; 1 Mos 46,5; 2 Mos 1,1) 2 Mos 1,7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Dom 61,1–200, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Jos 21,43 + see Di, Ezk 3,1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezk 2,3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ 2 Mos 1,9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ 2 Mos 3,10; 2 Mos 7,4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל 2 Mos 16,1; 2 Mos 16,2; 2 Mos 16,9; 2 Mos 16,10; 2 Mos 17,1; 3 Mos 16,5; 3 Mos 19,2; 4 Mos 1,2; 4 Mos 1,53; 4 Mos 8,9; 4 Mos 8,20; 4 Mos 13,26; 4 Mos 15,25; 4 Mos 15,26; 4 Mos 17,6; 4 Mos 19,9; 4 Mos 25,6; 4 Mos 26,2; 4 Mos 31,12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Dom 3,2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Dom 20,26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10,40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal 1 Mos 46,12; 1 Mos 26,19; 1 Kron 2,3; 1 Kron 2,10; 1 Kron 4,1) 4 Mos 1,26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Dom 1,8; Dom 1,9; Dom 1,16 (so read also vDom 1,21 vDom 1,21 compare Jos 15,53 & see below בנימן) 2 Sam 1,18; 1 Kron 4,27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7,30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2,2; Joel 4,6; Joel 4,8; Joel 4,19; Ob 1,12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1 Kong 12,31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Jos 15,1; Jos 15,20; Jos 15,21; Jos 21,1; 1 Kron 6,50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal 1 Mos 46,11; 2 Mos 6,16; 4 Mos 3,17; 1 Kron 5,27; 1 Kron 6,1 compare 1 Kron 23,6) 2 Mos 32,28; 4 Mos 3,15; 4 Mos 16,7; 4 Mos 16,8; 4 Mos 18,21; Jos 21,10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי 2 Mos 32,26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב 4 Mos 16,10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב 5 Mos 21,5; 5 Mos 31,9 compare 1 Kong 12,31 & Mal 3,8; 1 Kron 23,24; 1 Kron 23,27; 1 Kron 24,20; Ezr 8,15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12,23; Ezk 40,46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1 Kron 9,18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1 Kron 12,27; Neh 10,40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1 Kron 15,15; 1 Kron 24,30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal 2 Mos 28,1; 2 Mos 28,40; 1 Kron 5,29; 1 Kron 24,1 often Aaron and his sons literal 2 Mos 27,21; 2 Mos 28,1; 2 Mos 28,4 +) 3 Mos 3,5; 3 Mos 3,8; 3 Mos 3,13; 3 Mos 6,7; 3 Mos 6,11; 3 Mos 7,10; 3 Mos 7,83; Jos 21,10; 1 Kron 6,35; 1 Kron 6,39; 1 Kron 6,42; 1 Kron 15,4 (+ Levites) 1 Kron 24,1; 1 Kron 24,31; Neh 12,47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א 3 Mos 1,5; 3 Mos 1,8; 3 Mos 1,11; 3 Mos 2,2; 3 Mos 3,2; 4 Mos 3,8; 4 Mos 10,8 & Jos 21,19; 2 Kron 31,19 compare 2 Kron 26,18; 2 Kron 29,21; 2 Kron 35,14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן 3 Mos 1,7; Jos 21,4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJos 21,13 compare 3 Mos 7,34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2 Kron 13,9 compare v2 Kron 13,10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10,39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezk 48,11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9,7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezk 16,26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezk 16,28; Ezk 23,7; Ezk 23,9; Ezk 23,12; Ezk 23,23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezk 30,5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezk 23,15. Ezk 23,17; Ezk 23,28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4,6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2,23; Klg 4,2; Sl 149,2 (compare Zak 9,13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ 3 Mos 19,18 compare 3 Mos 20,17; 4 Mos 22,5; Dom 14,16; Dom 14,17; Ezk 3,11; Ezk 33,2; Ezk 33,12; Ezk 33,17; Ezk 33,30; Ezk 37,18; Dan 12,1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11,14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2 Kong 23,6; 2 Kron 35,5; 2 Kron 35,7; 2 Kron 35,12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26,23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם 1 Mos 29,1; Dom 7,12; Dom 8,10; 1 Kong 5,10; Job 1,3; Es 11,14; Jer 49,28; Ezk 25,4; Ezk 25,10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezr 2,1 = Neh 7,6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן 5 Mos 32,14 (song) compare Klo^{SK 1872. 254} Di.

2. children (male and female) 1 Mos 3,16; 1 Mos 21,7; 2 Mos 21,5; 2 Mos 22,23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Jos 17,2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20,15.

3. youth, young men (plural) Ord 7,7; Hoj 2,3.

4. the young of animals 3 Mos 22,28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare 5 Mos 22,6; 5 Mos 22,7; 1 Sam 6,7; 1 Sam 6,10; Zak 9,9; Job 4,11; Job 28,8; Job 39,4; Job 39,16 — בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below

5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת 1 Mos 49,22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Sl 80,16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Che^{transl. & critical note})

6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5,7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38,32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41,2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Klg 3,13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Es 21,10.

7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1 Kong 20,35; 2 Kong 2,3; 2 Kong 2,5; 2 Kong 2,7; 2 Kong 2,15; 2 Kong 4,1; 2 Kong 4,38 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 5,22; 2 Kong 6,1; 2 Kong 9,1 (Hoffm RS^{Proph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.}; Zehnpf^{BAS i, 355} compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7,14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1 Kron 9,30; Ezr 2,61; Ezr 10,18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezr 2,42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2 Kron 25,13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan Vog^{No, 4} and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezr 4,1; Ezr 6,19; Ezr 6,20; Ezr 8,35; Ezr 10,7; Ezr 10,16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) 1 Mos 17,12; 1 Mos 17,27; 2 Mos 12,43; 3 Mos 22,25; Ezk 44,9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Es 56,3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2 Sam 22,45; 2 Sam 22,46 = Sl 18,45; Sl 18,46; Neh 9,2; Es 60,10; Es 61,5; Es 62,8; Ezk 44,7; Sl 144,7; Sl 144,11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Es 56,6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם 3 Mos 25,4; 3 Mos 25,5.
\ \ b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1 Sam 14,32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר 3 Mos 9,2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food 1 Mos 18,7; 1 Mos 18,8 (J), for sacrifice 4 Mos 15,8; 4 Mos 15,9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only 3 Mos 12,6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר 2 Mos 29,1; 3 Mos 4,3; 3 Mos 4,14; 3 Mos 16,3; 3 Mos 23,18; 4 Mos 7,15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2 Kron 13,9; Ezk 43,19; Ezk 43,23; Ezk 43,25; Ezk 45,18; Ezk 46,6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר 4 Mos 28,11; 4 Mos 28,19; 4 Mos 28,27; 4 Mos 29,13; 4 Mos 29,17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ 1 Mos 49,11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Sl 114,4; Sl 114,6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Sl 29,6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Est 8,10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה 3 Mos 1,14 + 7 t. Lev + 4 Mos 6,10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה 3 Mos 12,6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Ord 30,17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Sl 147,9.

8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1 Sam 14,52; 1 Sam 18,17; 2 Sam 2,7; 2 Sam 13,28; 2 Sam 17,10 (twice in verse); 1 Kong 1,52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Dom 18,2; 2 Kong 2,16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Dom 21,10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2 Sam 3,34; 2 Sam 7,10; 1 Kron 17,9; Hos 10,9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Sl 89,23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels 4 Mos 17,25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2 Kong 14,14 = 2 Kron 25,24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1 Sam 26,16 so בֶּןמֿות 2 Sam 12,5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Sl 79,11; Sl 102,21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting 5 Mos 25,2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Ord 31,5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Ord 31,8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48,45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת 4 Mos 24,17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zak 4,14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק 1 Mos 15,2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Es 14,12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28,8; Job 41,26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jon 4,10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Es 5,1.

9. noun relative of age:
\ \ a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה 1 Mos 5,32 compare 1 Mos 7,6 + 71 t. P; 1 Mos 50,26; Jos 14,7. Jos 14,10; Jos 24,29 (all E); 4 Mos 32,11 (J), 5 Mos 31,2 also Dom 2,8; 1 Sam 4,15; 2 Sam 4,4; 2 Sam 19,33; 2 Sam 19,36; 1 Kron 2,21; 1 Kron 23,3; 1 Kron 23,24; 1 Kron 23,27; 1 Kron 27,3; 2 Kron 24,15; 2 Kron 25,5; 2 Kron 31,16; 2 Kron 31,17; Ezr 3,8; Es 65,20 (twice in verse); Jer 52,1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה 2 Mos 30,14; 2 Mos 38,26; 4 Mos 1,3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + 4 Mos 26,2; 4 Mos 26,4; 4 Mos 32,11; 1 Kron 23,24; 1 Kron 23,27; 2 Kron 25,5; Ezr 3,8 compare 3 Mos 27,7; 4 Mos 8,24; 4 Mos 26,62; 1 Kron 23,3 & without מעלה 4 Mos 8,25; 4 Mos 18,16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה 3 Mos 27,3 compare v3 Mos 27,5 v3 Mos 27,6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה 4 Mos 4,3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. 4 Mos 4,1–200 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2 Kron 31,16 compare v2 Kron 31,17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1 Kron 27,23.
\ \ b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה 2 Mos 12,5; 2 Mos 29,38; 3 Mos 9,3; 3 Mos 23,18; 3 Mos 23,19; 4 Mos 7,17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mik 6,6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ 3 Mos 12,6; 3 Mos 23,12; 4 Mos 6,12; 4 Mos 6,14 + 12 t. 4 Mos 7,1–200 also Ezk 46,13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa^{3 ed. Freytag}; Rö^{de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21}; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol^{§ 227 b, p. 613}). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare Lag^{BN 75} & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious