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Proper name [Hebrew]

IPA: /beːn/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ben/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [beːn] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ben/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Buffer-בן.wav Forms: בֵּן [canonical], bén [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *bin-. The unchanged form can still be found as a construct in certain proper nouns like יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן (“Joshua son of Nun”) or בִּנְיָמִין (“Benjamin”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ב־ן}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*bin-}} Proto-Semitic *bin- Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=bén|wv=בֵּן}} בֵּן • (bén) m
  1. a male given name, Ben
    Sense id: en-בן-he-name-MDiQbxME Categories (other): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ן, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 45 2 30 2 2 4 9 7 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 55 3 14 3 9 7 9 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 61 4 18 4 6 8 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ן: 54 5 8 5 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 3 7 3 4 14 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 2 5 2 3 7 6 4 Disambiguation of Male family members: 56 9 27 1 2 4 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Hebrew]

IPA: /beːn/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ben/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [beːn] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ben/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Buffer-בן.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *bin-. The unchanged form can still be found as a construct in certain proper nouns like יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן (“Joshua son of Nun”) or בִּנְיָמִין (“Benjamin”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ב־ן}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*bin-}} Proto-Semitic *bin- Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=בֶּן|f=בַּת|g=m|pl=בָּנִים|plcons=בְּנֵי|tr=bén|wv=בֵּן}} בֵּן • (bén) m (plural indefinite בָּנִים, singular construct בֶּן־, plural construct בְּנֵי־, feminine counterpart בַּת) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|בֵּן|בֶּן־|בְּנוֹ|בִּנְךָ|p|בָּנִים|בְּנֵי־}} Forms: בֵּן [canonical], bén [romanization], בָּנִים [indefinite, plural], בֶּן־ [construct, singular], בְּנֵי־ [construct, plural], בַּת [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], בֵּן [indefinite, singular], בְּנִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בְּנֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַבֵּן [definite, singular], בִּנְךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בְּנֵךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בִּנְכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בִּנְכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בֶּן־ [construct, singular], בְּנוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בְּנָהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בְּנָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בְּנָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בָּנִים [indefinite, plural], בניי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בָּנַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], בָּנֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַבָּנִים [definite, plural], בָּנֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בנייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בָּנַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], בְּנֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בְּנֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], בְּנֵי־ [construct, plural], בָּנָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בָּנֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], בְּנֵיהֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], בְּנֵיהֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. son
    Sense id: en-בן-he-noun-mKpmdUgl
  2. (no longer productive) A direct male descendant. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-בן-he-noun-iOhXirnY
  3. A guy, a boy.
    Sense id: en-בן-he-noun-pNVJCOXc
  4. (no longer productive, construct state) Possessor of (knowledge, ability, etc.) Tags: construct, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-בן-he-noun-GxEA3XXd
  5. (construct state) Used in expressing the age of a man, a boy, or the referent of a masculine noun: age, aged. Tags: construct
    Sense id: en-בן-he-noun-h7pJ17~1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: אָבוֹת אָכְלוּ בֹּסֶר וְשִׁנֵּי בָּנִים תִּקְהֶינָה (avót akh'lú bóser v'shiné baním tik'héna), בֶּן אָדָם (ben adám) (english: human being), בֵּן אַחַר בֵּן (ben akhár ben), בֶּן אֱנוֹשׁ (ben enósh), בֶּן בַּיִת (ben báyit) (english: roommate), בֶּן בְּלִיַּעַל (ben bliyá'al) (english: roughneck, scoundrel), בֶּן בְּרִית (ben brit) (english: ally), בֶּן גִּיל (ben gil) (english: of age), בֶּן דּוֹד (ben dod) (english: cousin), בֶּן זוּג (ben zug) (english: spouse), בֶּן זוֹנָה (ben zoná) (english: son of a bitch, motherfucker, badass), בֶּן הַזְּמַן (ben hazmán) (english: contemporary), בֶּן זְקוּנִים (ben zikuním) (english: youngest child), בֶּן חוֹרִין (ben khorín) (english: freeman), בֶּן טוֹבִים (ben tovím) (english: one from a good family), בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín) (english: Benjamin), בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (bne yisra'él) (english: Israelites), בִּן לַיְלָה (bin láyla) (english: overnight), בֵּן מֶלֶךְ (bén mélech) (english: prince), בֶּן מִשְׁפָּחָה (ben mishpakhá), בֶּן עֲרֻבָּה (ben arubá) (english: hostage), בֶּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף (ben porát yoséf), בִּן רֶגַע (bin réga) (english: instantly), בֶּן תּוֹרָה (ben torá), בֶּן תְּמוּתָה (ben tmutá) (english: mortal), בֶּן תַּעֲרוֹבֶת (ben ta'aróvet) (english: mixed breed), בֶּן תַּרְבּוּת (ben tarbút) (english: cultured person)

Preposition [Hebrew]

Forms: בָּן [canonical], ban [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|preposition form|head=בָּן|tr=ban}} בָּן • (ban)
  1. (poetic or archaic) Form of בְּ־ (b'-) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object. Tags: archaic, form-of, poetic Form of: בְּ־ (extra: (b'-) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object)
    Sense id: en-בן-he-prep-R2ZpgiuW Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Hebrew]

Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ב־י־ן}} Head templates: {{he-verb|pa|tr=bán|wv=בָּן}} בָּן • (bán) (pa'al construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|pa|בין}} Forms: בָּן [canonical], bán [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לָבִין [error-unrecognized-form], בִּינָה [noun-from-verb], בַּנְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], בַּנּוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], בַּנְתָּ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], בַּנְתְּ [feminine, past, second-person, singular], בַּנְתֶּם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], בַּנְתֶּן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], בָּן [masculine, past, singular, third-person], בָּנָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], בָּנוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], בָּן [masculine, present, singular], בָּנָה [feminine, present, singular], בָּנִים [masculine, plural, present], בָּנוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אָבִין [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נָבִין [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תָּבִין [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תָּבִינִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תָּבִינוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תָּבֵנָּה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יָבִין [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תָּבִין [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יָבִינוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תָּבֵנָּה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], בִּין [imperative, masculine, singular], בִּינִי [feminine, imperative, singular], בִּינוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], בֵּנָּה [feminine, imperative, plural]
  1. (rare, archaic) to understand. Tags: archaic, construction-pa'al, rare
    Sense id: en-בן-he-verb-UHNOx~sK Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־י־ן
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avót akh'lú bóser v'shiné baním tik'héna",
      "word": "אָבוֹת אָכְלוּ בֹּסֶר וְשִׁנֵּי בָּנִים תִּקְהֶינָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "human being",
      "roman": "ben adám",
      "word": "בֶּן אָדָם"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ben akhár ben",
      "word": "בֵּן אַחַר בֵּן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ben enósh",
      "word": "בֶּן אֱנוֹשׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "roommate",
      "roman": "ben báyit",
      "word": "בֶּן בַּיִת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "roughneck, scoundrel",
      "roman": "ben bliyá'al",
      "word": "בֶּן בְּלִיַּעַל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ally",
      "roman": "ben brit",
      "word": "בֶּן בְּרִית"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "of age",
      "roman": "ben gil",
      "word": "בֶּן גִּיל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "cousin",
      "roman": "ben dod",
      "word": "בֶּן דּוֹד"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "spouse",
      "roman": "ben zug",
      "word": "בֶּן זוּג"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "son of a bitch, motherfucker, badass",
      "roman": "ben zoná",
      "word": "בֶּן זוֹנָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "contemporary",
      "roman": "ben hazmán",
      "word": "בֶּן הַזְּמַן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "youngest child",
      "roman": "ben zikuním",
      "word": "בֶּן זְקוּנִים"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "freeman",
      "roman": "ben khorín",
      "word": "בֶּן חוֹרִין"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one from a good family",
      "roman": "ben tovím",
      "word": "בֶּן טוֹבִים"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Benjamin",
      "roman": "binyamín",
      "word": "בִּנְיָמִין"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Israelites",
      "roman": "bne yisra'él",
      "word": "בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "overnight",
      "roman": "bin láyla",
      "word": "בִּן לַיְלָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "prince",
      "roman": "bén mélech",
      "word": "בֵּן מֶלֶךְ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ben mishpakhá",
      "word": "בֶּן מִשְׁפָּחָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hostage",
      "roman": "ben arubá",
      "word": "בֶּן עֲרֻבָּה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ben porát yoséf",
      "word": "בֶּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "instantly",
      "roman": "bin réga",
      "word": "בִּן רֶגַע"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ben torá",
      "word": "בֶּן תּוֹרָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "mortal",
      "roman": "ben tmutá",
      "word": "בֶּן תְּמוּתָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "mixed breed",
      "roman": "ben ta'aróvet",
      "word": "בֶּן תַּעֲרוֹבֶת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "cultured person",
      "roman": "ben tarbút",
      "word": "בֶּן תַּרְבּוּת"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ב־ן"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*bin-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *bin-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *bin-. The unchanged form can still be found as a construct in certain proper nouns like יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן (“Joshua son of Nun”) or בִּנְיָמִין (“Benjamin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "בֵּן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bén",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בֶּן־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בַּת",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בֵּן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנִי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַבֵּן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בִּנְךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בִּנְכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בִּנְכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בֶּן־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנָם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנָן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בניי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַבָּנִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בנייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵיכֶם",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנָיו",
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        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנֶיהָ",
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
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        "tr": "bén",
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        "son"
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        [
          "son",
          "son#English:_Q177232"
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          "bold_literal_offsets": [
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              2,
              8
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              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              2
            ]
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        },
        {
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              8
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          ],
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              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "an Israelite",
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        }
      ],
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        "A direct male descendant."
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        [
          "descendant",
          "descendant"
        ]
      ],
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        "(no longer productive) A direct male descendant."
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "A guy, a boy."
      ],
      "id": "en-בן-he-noun-pNVJCOXc",
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        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "someone legally competent",
          "roman": "bén dá'at",
          "text": "בן דעת",
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        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "someone devoted to the Torah",
          "roman": "bén torá",
          "text": "בן תורה",
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        }
      ],
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        "Possessor of (knowledge, ability, etc.)"
      ],
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        "(no longer productive, construct state) Possessor of (knowledge, ability, etc.)"
      ],
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    {
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        {
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              16,
              19
            ]
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              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
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              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He is six years old.",
          "literal_meaning": "a son of six",
          "roman": "hú bén shésh.",
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        {
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            [
              27,
              30
            ]
          ],
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            [
              8,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Noah was six hundred years old when the Flood came, water over the earth.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0107#ז_ו|7:6]], with translation of Robert Alter:",
          "text": "וְנֹ֕חַ בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וְהַמַּבּ֣וּל הָיָ֔ה מַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
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          "ref": "2011 September 28, Nir Hasson (ניר חסון), in Haaretz online",
          "roman": "bét-k'varót bén 4,000 shaná shofékh ór ál y-m bit'kufát-hab'rónza",
          "text": "בית קברות בן 4,000 שנה שופך אור על י־ם בתקופת הברונזה",
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      ],
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          "aged"
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        "(construct state) Used in expressing the age of a man, a boy, or the referent of a masculine noun: age, aged."
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      "ipa": "/beːn/",
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        "Biblical-Hebrew"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ben/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
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    {
      "ipa": "[beːn]",
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        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
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          "_dis": "55 3 14 3 9 7 9",
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    },
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        "past",
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        "past",
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        "second-person",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "בַּנְתֶּם",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בָּן",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "אָבִין",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "נָבִין",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "תָּבִין",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "second-person",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "english": "Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Psalms [[s:he:T2605#ה_ב|5:2]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
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      "roman": "avót akh'lú bóser v'shiné baním tik'héna",
      "word": "אָבוֹת אָכְלוּ בֹּסֶר וְשִׁנֵּי בָּנִים תִּקְהֶינָה"
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    {
      "english": "human being",
      "roman": "ben adám",
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      "roman": "ben akhár ben",
      "word": "בֵּן אַחַר בֵּן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ben enósh",
      "word": "בֶּן אֱנוֹשׁ"
    },
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      "english": "roommate",
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      "word": "בֶּן בַּיִת"
    },
    {
      "english": "roughneck, scoundrel",
      "roman": "ben bliyá'al",
      "word": "בֶּן בְּלִיַּעַל"
    },
    {
      "english": "ally",
      "roman": "ben brit",
      "word": "בֶּן בְּרִית"
    },
    {
      "english": "of age",
      "roman": "ben gil",
      "word": "בֶּן גִּיל"
    },
    {
      "english": "cousin",
      "roman": "ben dod",
      "word": "בֶּן דּוֹד"
    },
    {
      "english": "spouse",
      "roman": "ben zug",
      "word": "בֶּן זוּג"
    },
    {
      "english": "son of a bitch, motherfucker, badass",
      "roman": "ben zoná",
      "word": "בֶּן זוֹנָה"
    },
    {
      "english": "contemporary",
      "roman": "ben hazmán",
      "word": "בֶּן הַזְּמַן"
    },
    {
      "english": "youngest child",
      "roman": "ben zikuním",
      "word": "בֶּן זְקוּנִים"
    },
    {
      "english": "freeman",
      "roman": "ben khorín",
      "word": "בֶּן חוֹרִין"
    },
    {
      "english": "one from a good family",
      "roman": "ben tovím",
      "word": "בֶּן טוֹבִים"
    },
    {
      "english": "Benjamin",
      "roman": "binyamín",
      "word": "בִּנְיָמִין"
    },
    {
      "english": "Israelites",
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      "word": "בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"
    },
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      "english": "overnight",
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      "word": "בִּן לַיְלָה"
    },
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      "word": "בֵּן מֶלֶךְ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ben mishpakhá",
      "word": "בֶּן מִשְׁפָּחָה"
    },
    {
      "english": "hostage",
      "roman": "ben arubá",
      "word": "בֶּן עֲרֻבָּה"
    },
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      "word": "בֶּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף"
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    },
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      "word": "בֶּן תּוֹרָה"
    },
    {
      "english": "mortal",
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      "word": "בֶּן תְּמוּתָה"
    },
    {
      "english": "mixed breed",
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      "word": "בֶּן תַּעֲרוֹבֶת"
    },
    {
      "english": "cultured person",
      "roman": "ben tarbút",
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      "form": "בַּת",
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      "form": "בניי",
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        "first-person",
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        "singular"
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    },
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    {
      "form": "בָּנֶיךָ",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "בְּנֵיכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "בָּנָיו",
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        "possessed-form",
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    {
      "form": "בָּנֶיהָ",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
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        "(no longer productive) A direct male descendant."
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          "english": "someone legally competent",
          "roman": "bén dá'at",
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          "english": "someone devoted to the Torah",
          "roman": "bén torá",
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        "Possessor of (knowledge, ability, etc.)"
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        "(no longer productive, construct state) Possessor of (knowledge, ability, etc.)"
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        "idiomatic"
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          "literal_meaning": "a son of six",
          "roman": "hú bén shésh.",
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          "english": "Noah was six hundred years old when the Flood came, water over the earth.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0107#ז_ו|7:6]], with translation of Robert Alter:",
          "text": "וְנֹ֕חַ בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וְהַמַּבּ֣וּל הָיָ֔ה מַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "english": "4,000-year-old cemetery sheds light on Bronze-Age Jerusalem",
          "ref": "2011 September 28, Nir Hasson (ניר חסון), in Haaretz online",
          "roman": "bét-k'varót bén 4,000 shaná shofékh ór ál y-m bit'kufát-hab'rónza",
          "text": "בית קברות בן 4,000 שנה שופך אור על י־ם בתקופת הברונזה",
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          "aged"
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        "(construct state) Used in expressing the age of a man, a boy, or the referent of a masculine noun: age, aged."
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *bin-. The unchanged form can still be found as a construct in certain proper nouns like יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן (“Joshua son of Nun”) or בִּנְיָמִין (“Benjamin”).",
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      "form": "בַּנְתִּי",
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      "form": "אָבִין",
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      "form": "בִּין",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with archaic senses",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Hebrew terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              30,
              38
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          "english": "Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Psalms [[s:he:T2605#ה_ב|5:2]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "amaráy ha'azína YHWH bína hagigí",
          "text": "אֲמָרַי הַאֲזִינָה יהוה בִּינָה הֲגִיגִי",
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        "to understand."
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        "(rare, archaic) to understand."
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          "word": "בְּ־"
        }
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        "Form of בְּ־ (b'-) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object."
      ],
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          "בְּ־",
          "ב־#Hebrew"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for בן meaning in All languages combined (18.8kB)

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