This is what the Hebrew word Ben adam (בן אדם) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ben adam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איש, תת מין של מחלקת היונקים מהמין הומו סאפיינס.
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה; וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּחָרוּ.
- 2מי שנוהג לפי הכללים המקובלים בחברה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ben adam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֶּן אָדָם
- Written without vowel points
- בן אדם
- Said
- ben adam
- Plural
- בְּנֵי־אָדָם
- Inflections
- ר' בְּנֵי־אָדָם
- Gematria
- 97
These words mean nearly the same as Ben adam.
- אדם
- אנוש
- אישman
- בן אנוש
- בן תמותה
- ברנש
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These words mean the opposite of Ben adam.
The word Ben adam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חצי בן אדם
- לשון בני אדם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Ben adam comes from.
קיים באותה משמעות בכנענית (, "בנ אדם" בכתיב חסר), בכתובת בנבעל.KAI 48 בספר בראשית, "אדם" שימש הן ככינוי בעל חיים, והן כשמו הפרטי של אדם הראשון.
These words come before and after Ben adam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ben adam.
What is a synonym for Ben adam (בן אדם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ben adam (בן אדם) are אדם, אנוש, איש, בן אנוש, בן תמותה, and ברנש.
What is the opposite of Ben adam (בן אדם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ben adam (בן אדם) are חיה.
Is Ben adam (בן אדם) masculine or feminine?
The word Ben adam (בן אדם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּנֵי־אָדָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בן אדם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.