בֵּן

bên · Hebrew · Strong's H1121 · 4931 occurrences

The KJV renders 20 different Hebrew and Greek words as “branch”

What it means

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

from H1129 (בָּנָה);

How the KJV renders it

age, levite, anointed one, appointed to, grecian, one born, bough, branch, breed, child, colt, daughter, foal, meet, old, son, them of, whelp, worthy, young, youth

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“branch”

also renders kládos (G2798), stoibás (G4746), klēma (G2814), baḯon (G902), bath (H1323), dâlîyâh (H1808), yôwneqeth (H3127), kippâh (H3712), nᵉṭîyshâh (H5189), ʻănaph (H6056), ʻânâph (H6057), ʻŏpheʼ (H6073), pᵉʼôrâh (H6288), tsemach (H6780), qâneh (H7070), qâtsîyr (H7105), shibbôl (H7641), shilluchâh (H7976), sârîyg (H8299)

“meet”

also renders áxios (G514), hikanós (G2425), apántēsis (G529), synantáō (G4876), eúthetos (G2111), apantáō (G528), kalós (G2570), hypantáō (G5221), díkaios (G1342), yôsher (H3476), mâtsâʼ (H4672), qâdam (H6923), qârâh (H7136)

“old”

also renders gérōn (G1088), presbýteros (G4245), palaiós (G3820), pálai (G3819), archaîos (G744), bâleh (H1087), bᵉlôwʼ (H1094), ziqnâh (H2209), yâshân (H3465), lâbîyʼ (H3833), ʻôwlâm (H5769), ʻâlam (H5957), qedem (H6924)

“child”

also renders bréphos (G1025), monogenḗs (G3439), téknon (G5043), paidárion (G3808), huiós (G5207), paîs (G3816), bên (H1123), vâlâd (H2056), zeraʻ (H2233), yâlad (H3205), yâlîyd (H3211), ʻôwlêl (H5768)

“son”

also renders téknon (G5043), huiós (G5207), paîs (G3816), bên (H1123), bar (H1247), bar (H1248), yâchîyd (H3173), yâlîyd (H3211), mânôwn (H4497)

“bough”

also renders çᵉʻappâh (H5589), çarʻappâh (H5634), ʻănaph (H6056), ʻânâph (H6057), pᵉʼôrâh (H6288), pᵉrîy (H6529), qâtsîyr (H7105), sôwk (H7754)

“young”

also renders néos (G3501), neossós (G3502), bâchûwr (H970), bên (H1123), yâlad (H3205), lâbîyʼ (H3833), shâkôl (H7921)

“age”

also renders aiṓn (G165), geneá (G1074), hēlikía (G2244), hēméra (G2250), dôwr (H1755), cheled (H2465)

“worthy”

also renders hikanós (G2425), cháris (G5485), kalós (G2570), ʼaddîyr (H117), chayil (H2428)

“youth”

also renders neótēs (G3503), bᵉchurôwth (H979), yaldûwth (H3208), ʻâlûwm (H5934), pirchach (H6526)

“daughter”

also renders thygátēr (G2364), téknon (G5043), bayith (H1004), bath (H1323)

“levite”

also renders Leuḯtēs (G3019), Lêvîy (H3879)

“colt”

also renders pōlos (G4454), ʻayir (H5895)

“foal”

also renders huiós (G5207), ʻayir (H5895)

“whelp”

also renders gûwr (H1482), gôwr (H1484)

“grecian”

also renders Hellēnistḗs (G1675)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

4931 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 1:5 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:6 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:7 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:8 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:9 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:17 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:19 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 1:23 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:28 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:31 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:32 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:33 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:34 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:35 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:36 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:37 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:38 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:39 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:40 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:41 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 1:42 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 1:43 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 1:44 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 1:46 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 1:49 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 2:1 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:3 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:4 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:5 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:6 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:7 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:8 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:9 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:10 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:16 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:18 HNcmpc/Sp3fs1 Chronicles 2:21 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 2:23 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:25 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:27 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:28 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:30 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:31 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:32 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:33 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:34 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 2:42 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:43 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:45 HC/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 2:47 HC/Ncmpc1 Chronicles 2:50 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 2:52 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 2:54 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 3:1 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 3:2 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 3:9 HNcmpc1 Chronicles 3:10 HC/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 3:11 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 3:12 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 3:13 HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.