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Ezra 2:51 — Word Study

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WLCבְּנֵי־ בַקְבּ֥וּק בְּנֵי־ חֲקוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י חַרְחֽוּר׃

BSAthe descendantsbên [children, sons] of BakbukBaqbûwq the descendantsbên [children, sons] of HakuphaChăqûwphâʼ [a leader of exiles] the descendantsbên [children, sons] of HarhurCharchûwr [inflaming, passionate]

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Ezra 2:51quick helps
In a sentenceEzra lists the descendants of three leaders who returned to Jerusalem after the exile.
Who is speakingThe chronicler, documenting the return of exiles.
Where we areIn a genealogical record of those who returned to Jerusalem.
The hard wordבַּקְבּ֥וּק
Take awayThese names connect the returning community to their heritage.
3 commentators on this verse Jamieson, Ellicott, Cambridge & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Ezra 2:51

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — The Return from Exilegenerated

50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,
51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

Ezra 2:51 lists the descendants of several leaders who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian exile. This verse highlights the importance of lineage and family in the rebuilding of the community and the temple, emphasizing the roles these individuals played in restoring their heritage and identity after a period of displacement.


Cross References


The Key Word בְּנֵי־, be.nei-generated

The term בְּנֵי־ (be.nei-) is a construct form of בֵּן (ben), meaning 'sons' or 'descendants'. It indicates a familial relationship, often used to denote lineage or offspring in a broader sense, including grandchildren or even metaphorical descendants.

This word is commonly used in genealogical contexts throughout the Old Testament, reinforcing the idea of inheritance and continuity within a family or tribe. Its frequent occurrence in the genealogies of Israel demonstrates the significance of ancestry in the biblical narrative.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The structure of this verse is straightforward, consisting of a series of noun phrases linked by the conjunctions. The main element is the repeated phrase בְּנֵי־ (be.nei-), indicating the descendants of various leaders.

Each name follows the same pattern, highlighting the lineage of the individuals mentioned. This repetition emphasizes the collective identity of the returning exiles as they re-establish their community.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates בְּנֵי־ as υἱοὶ (huioi), meaning 'sons'. This choice reflects a direct correspondence to the Hebrew term, maintaining the emphasis on familial ties.

The names בַקְבּ֥וּק, חֲקוּפָ֖א, and חַרְחֽוּר are transliterated in the Septuagint, indicating the translators' intention to preserve the original names and their significance in the context of the returning exiles.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Ezra 2:51 lists the descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur, three leaders who returned to Jerusalem after the exile. This verse emphasizes the importance of family lineage in the rebuilding of the community and the temple, showing how these individuals contributed to restoring their heritage.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who were Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur?

They were leaders among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, each representing a family that played a role in the restoration of the community.

What does the term 'descendants' imply in this context?

It signifies not only direct offspring but also the broader family connections and heritage that were important for the identity of the returning exiles.

Why is lineage important in the context of Ezra?

Lineage establishes a sense of identity and continuity for the returning exiles, connecting them to their ancestors and the promises made to Israel.

How does this verse fit into the larger narrative of Ezra?

This verse is part of a genealogical record that underscores the significance of those who returned from exile, highlighting their roles in rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does it mean to you to be part of a family or community with a shared history?
  2. How can understanding your own lineage impact your identity and faith?
  3. In what ways can you contribute to the rebuilding of your community, similar to the leaders mentioned in this verse?
  4. What lessons can we learn from the returning exiles about perseverance and restoration?

Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Ezra 2:51 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, No JFB commentary on these verses.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(43-58) The Nethinims.—By the etymology those given: known by this name only in the later books. (See 1 Chronicles 9:2.) They were hieroduli, or temple-bondsmen: the lowest order of the ministry, performing the more laborious duties of the sanctuary. Their history runs through a long period. Moses apportioned them first, from the Midianite captives (Numbers 31:47); they were reinforced from the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:23), and probably later by David (Ezra 8:20). Three names—Akkub, Hagab, and Asnah—have dropped from Neheniiah’s list, which gives also some unimportant changes in the spelling of the names.

Read Charles John Ellicott on Ezra 2 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

43–54. Nethinim. This class is mentioned in the books Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezra 2:43; Ezra 2:58; Ezra 2:70; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 7:24; Ezra 8:17; Ezra 8:20; Nehemiah 3:26; Nehemiah 3:31; Nehemiah 7:46; Nehemiah 7:60; Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 10:28; Nehemiah 11:3; Nehemiah 11:21) and only once elsewhere (1 Chronicles 9:2). From these passages it is evident that the Nethinim were a class subordinate to the Levites but ranking before ‘the servants of Solomon’ (Ezra 2:55) in the services of the Temple. Their origin is hid in great obscurity. The name denotes ‘given’. Jewish tradition identified them mainly with the Gibeonites, who had been assigned by Joshua to the Levites to assist them in the…

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

NETBNew English Translation2006

the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

RVARevised Version, American1894

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur;

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

GNVGeneva Bible1599

The sonnes of Bakbuk, the sonnes of Hakupa, the sonnes of Harhur,

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur,

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur,

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Chakupha, the children of Charchur,

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur,

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clausenoun phrase · predicatenoun phraseבְּנֵיthe.descendantsבַקְבּ֥וּקof.Bakbuknoun phraseבְּנֵיthe.descendantsחֲקוּפָ֖אof.Hakuphanoun phraseבְּנֵ֥יthe.descendantsחַרְחֽוּרof.Harhur

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all six words matched. This indicates a consistent tradition in the transmission of this genealogical record across different textual witnesses.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

בְּנֵי־ בַקְבּ֥וּק בְּנֵי־ חֲקוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י חַרְחֽוּר׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
בְּנֵי־υἱοὶבַקְבּ֥וּקβακβουκבְּנֵי־υἱοὶחֲקוּפָ֖אακιφαבְּנֵ֥יυἱοὶחַרְחֽוּר׃αρουρ

6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Ezra 2:51בֵּן[the] desce[the] descendanבֵּןבַּקְבּוּקBakbukBakbukבַּקְבּוּקבֵּן[the] desce[the] descendanבֵּןחֲקוּפָאHakuphaHakuphaחֲקוּפָאבֵּן[the] desce[the] descendanבֵּןחַרְחוּרHarhurHarhurחַרְחוּרבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהבַּקְבֻּקflaskflaskבַּקְבֻּקחַרְחֻרheatheatחַרְחֻרעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵן
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Ezra 2:51

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
בְּנֵי־be.nei- [the] descendants of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
children, sons
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
בַקְבּ֥וּקvak.Buk Bakbuk H1227 Noun proper masculine
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Bakbuk was a man who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the exile, as recorded in Ezra 2:51. He was a leader of a family of temple servants, playing a key role in rebuilding the temple.
Tyndale gloss
Bakbuk
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בַּקְבּוּק (Baqbuwq) refers to a proper name, specifically a man mentioned as a head of a family of Nethinim, or temple slaves, who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. The name is also noted to mean "bottle." It appears in Ezra 2:51.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בַּקְבּוּק n.pr.m. head of family of Nethinim

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1227 בַּקְבּוּק

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1227 Baqbuwq bak-book'

the same as 1228; Bakbuk, one of the Nethinim:--Bakbuk.

see HEBREW for 01228

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בַּקְבּוּק (baq.buq) — Bakbuk.

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.51

§ Bakbuk = "bottle"

a head of a family of temple-slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bak'-buk baqbuq, "bottle" perhaps onomatopoetical, referring to the clucking noise created by the pouring out of the contents of a bottle = Acub, (1 Esdras 5:31): The descendants of Bakbuk returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(bottle). "Children of Bakkuk" were among the Nethinim who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53) (B.C. before 536).

Nave's Topical Bible

→ An ancestor of the Nethinim Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
בְּנֵי־be.nei- [the] descendants of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
children, sons
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
חֲקוּפָ֖אcha.ku.Fa' Hakupha H2709 Noun proper masculine
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Hakupha was a leader of a family of exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, as recorded in Ezra 2:51. His name means 'bent' or 'inclined', possibly indicating humility or devotion. He played a role in rebuilding the community after the Babylonian exile.
Amplified meaning
a leader of exiles
Tyndale gloss
Hakupha
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חֲקוּפָא (Chaquwpha') refers to a proper name, specifically the head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon, first mentioned in Ezra 2:51. The name is derived from a root meaning 'to bend' or 'crooked.' The entries consistently identify Hakupha as a significant figure among the Nethinim during the period of Exile and Return.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֲקוּפָא n.pr.m. head of a family of returning exiles

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2709 חֲקוּפָא

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2709 Chaquwpha' khah-oo-faw'

from an unused root probably meaning to bend; crooked;

Chakupha, one of the Nethinim:--Hakupha.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֲקוּפָא (cha.qu.pah) — Hakupha.

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.51

§ Hakupha = "bent"

head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ha-ku'-fa (chaqupha' "incitement"). A family name of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(bent). Bene-Hakupha were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

a commandment of the mouth

Nave's Topical Bible

→ One of the Nethinim Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei [the] descendants of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
children, sons
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur
חַרְחֽוּר׃char.Chur Harhur H2744 Noun proper masculine
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Harhur was a leader of the Nethinim, a group of people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. His name means inflammation, and he is mentioned in the book of Ezra as the head of a family.
Amplified meaning
inflaming, passionate
Tyndale gloss
Harhur
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חַרְחוּר (char-chur) refers to a man named Harhur, who was a head of a family among the returning exiles after the Babylonian captivity, mentioned in Ezra 2:51. The word also means 'inflammation' and is considered a fuller form of another Hebrew word, H2746.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חַרְחוּר n.pr.m. head of family of returning exiles

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2744 חַרְחוּר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2744 Charchuwr khar-khoor'

a fuller form of 2746; inflammation; Charchur, one of the

Nethinim:--Harhur.

see HEBREW for 02746

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חַרְחוּר (char.chur) — Harhur.

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.51

§ Harhur = "inflammation"

head of a family returning from exile with Zerubbabel

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

har'-hur (charchur, "free-born" or "fever"; "Hasour): One of the Nethinim whose descendants came from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53; /APC 1Esdras 5:31).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Harhur

Fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(inflammation). The sons of Harhur were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53) (B.C. 623.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

made warm

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