Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) means lesser gods in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lesser gods
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bney elohim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישויות שמימיות על טבעיות בדרגה פחותה משל אל עליון הכפופות למרותו; הפמליה שלו.
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, וְגַם אַחֲרֵי־כֵן; אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם, וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bney elohim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים
- Written without vowel points
- בני אלוהים
- Said
- bney elohim
- Gematria
- 154
This is how Bney elohim is said in other languages.
- English
- lesser gods
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What does Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) mean in Hebrew?
Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) means lesser gods. It is said bney elohim, with the stress on him.
What is a synonym for Bney elohim (בני אלוהים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) are מלאך and שר.
Is Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) masculine or feminine?
The word Bney elohim (בני אלוהים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בני אלהים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.