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בֵּן
bên · Hebrew · Strong's H1121 · 4931 occurrences
The KJV renders 21 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), çᵉʻappâh (H5589), 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)“youth”
also renders neótēs (G3503), bᵉchurôwth (H979), yaldûwth (H3208), ʻâlûwm (H5934), pirchach (H6526)
“levite”
also renders Leuḯtēs (G3019), Lêvîy (H3879)
“whelp”
also renders gûwr (H1482), gôwr (H1484)
“grecian”
also renders Hellēnistḗs (G1675)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
4931 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:5 · HNcmpc
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:6 · HC/Ncmpc
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
1 Chronicles 1:7 · HC/Ncmpc
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:8 · HNcmpc
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1 Chronicles 1:9 · HC/Ncmpc
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:17 · HNcmpc
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
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