בן

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[edit] Hebrew

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bin-.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli) IPA: /ben/

[edit] Noun

בֵּן (ben) m. (plural indefinite form בָּנִים, singular construct form בֶּן־)

  1. son
  2. Mostly Biblical - direct male descendant. E.g:
    1. Ben-Adam - direct male descendent of Adam.
    2. Ben-David - direct male descendent of David.
  3. A guy, a boy.

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: H1121

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