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, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 76
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