The Hebrew word Ben (), meaning "son" or "boy", forms part of many surnames in
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
. In the
English Bible, such names include:
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Ben-ammi, "son of my people"
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Benaiah, "son of Yah"
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Bene-berak, "sons of lightning"
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Ben-hadad, "son of
Hadad"
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Ben-hail, "son of valor"
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Benjamin, "son of the right hand" or "son of the south"
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Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow"
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Ben-Zion, "son of
Zion
Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Nam ...
"
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Ben-Ishado, "son of ishado"
See also
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Bar
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