ב־ן

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• ב־נ־י (b-n-y)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bin- (“son”), *bint- (“daughter”); compare Arabic ب ن و (b-n-w).

A connection with ב־נ־ה (b-n-h, “to build”) has been proposed (see Klein).

Root

ב־ן • (b-n)

1. Related to sons, daughters, children.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ן (0 c, 3 e)

Further reading

• “ב־נ־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• A. Murtonen (1989) “BN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 114
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 76