Ben (Hebrew)
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The Hebrew word Ben, meaning "son" forms part of many surnames in Hebrew. In the English Bible, such names include:
- Ben-ammi, "son of my people."
- BenaiahBenaiahBenaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada, was David's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel and his chief bodyguard . The stories of him follow that he once killed a Egyptian with the Egyptian's own spear and a club. He was also said to have killed a lion in a snowy pit.He was one of David's...
, "son of Yah." - Bene-berak, "sons of lightning."
- Ben-hadad, "son of HadadHadadHaddad was a northwest Semitic storm and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the Akkadian god Adad. Hadad was often called simply Ba‘al , but this title was also used for other gods. The bull was the symbolic animal of Hadad. He appeared as a bearded deity, often shown as holding a club and...
." - Ben-hail, "son of valor."
- BenjaminBenjaminBenjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
, "son of the right hand" or "son of the south." - Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow."