בֵּן
“son, descendant, heir, member of class”
Son, male offspring; covenant heir; Israel as God's firstborn son (Exodus 4:22), and Davidic King as begotten Son (Psalm 2:7).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From בָּנָה (H1129) to build (building the family).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> υἱός (a son, a man)
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> G5043
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> ἄξιος (of weight, worth, befitting)
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> ἀρνίον (a little lamb, a lamb)
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> γέεννα (Gehenna)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where בֵּן (ben) carries significant theological or narrative weight.