Ben (Hebrew)

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The Hebrew word Ben ( בן ‎), meaning "son" or "boy" and also "son of", forms part of many surnames in Hebrew also found in Arabic as bin/ben or ibn/ebn (‏ بن ‎ or ‏ ابن ‎) or Binu (בינו^{[ what language is this? ]}). In the English Bible, such names include:

Ben-ammi, "son of my people"
Benaiah, "son of Yah(God)"
Bene-berak, "sons of lightning"
Ben-hadad, "son of Hadad"
Ben-hail, "son of valor"
Ben-Ishado, "son of Ishado"
Benjamin, "son of the right hand" or "son of the south"
Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow"
Ben-Zion, "son of Zion"

See also

Bar (Aramaic)

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