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Ben (בן) means boy in Hebrew.

It can also mean son. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בֵּן
ben
noun · masculine
In English

boy, son

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Ben.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    צאצא ממין זכר.
    וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד, אֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ, וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן, וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת
  2. 2
    זכר האדם, על־פי־רוב בצעירותו.
  3. 3
    ניתן ל־
  4. 4
    אדם המגיע לגיל מסוים.
    וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם, בֶּן־מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם"
  5. 5
    שם פרטי לזכר
    וְעִמָּהֶם אֲחֵיהֶם הַמִּשְׁנִים זְכַרְיָהוּ בֵּן וְיַעֲזִיאֵל וּשְׁמִירָמוֹת וִיחִיאֵל וְעֻנִּי אֱלִיאָב וּבְנָיָהוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ וֶאֱלִיפְלֵהוּ וּמִקְנֵיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִיעִיאֵל הַשֹּׁעֲרִים

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ben is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
בֵּן
Written without vowel points
בן
Said
ben
Root
ב־נ־י
Plural
בָּנִים
Inflections
ר' בָּנִים; בֶּן־ (בצירופים מסוימים: בִּן־), ר' בְּנֵי־; כ' בְּנוֹ, בִּנְךָ, בְּנֵךְ
Gematria
52

This is how Ben is said in other languages.

English
boy, son
Arabic
إبن, ولد
French
garçon, fils
Yiddish
זון

These words mean nearly the same as Ben.

  • בר

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These words mean the opposite of Ben.

  • בת

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These words rhyme with Ben.

The word Ben is part of these phrases and sayings.

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What does Ben (⁨בן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ben (⁨בן⁩) means boy and son. It is said ben, with the stress on ben.

What is a synonym for Ben (⁨בן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ben (⁨בן⁩) are ⁨בר⁩.

What is the opposite of Ben (⁨בן⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ben (⁨בן⁩) are ⁨בת⁩.

What rhymes with Ben (⁨בן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ben (⁨בן⁩) include ⁨שן⁩, ⁨זקן⁩, ⁨התקן⁩, ⁨כן⁩, ⁨מאפיין⁩, and ⁨בין⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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