בני

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בני

  1. (בְּנֵי, b'né) plural construct state form of בֵּן (ben)
    • Tanach, Esther 9:10, with translation of the King James Version:
      עֲשֶׂרֶת בְּנֵי הָמָן בֶּן־הַמְּדָתָא
      aséret b'né hamán ben-ham'dáta
      The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha
  2. (בְּנִי, b'ní) singular form of בֵּן (ben) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:22, with translation of the King James Version:
      כֹּה אָמַר יהוה בְּנִי בְכֹרִי יִשְׂרָאֵל
      kó amár YHVH b'ní v'chorí yisraél
      Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn
  3. (בָּנַי, banáy) plural form of בֵּן (ben) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
    • Tanach, Genesis 48:9, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אָבִיו בָּנַי הֵם
      vayómer yoséf el-avív banáy hém
      And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons

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