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Ben in Hebrew is בֵּן (ben).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בֵּן
ben
noun · masculine
In English

ben

/bɛn/

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for ben as a noun.

son of

This is more about the Hebrew word בֵּן.

Written with vowel points
בֵּן
Written without vowel points
בן
Said
ben
Plural
בָּנִים
Feminine form
בַּת
Its meanings in English
ben, son, A direct male descendant, A guy, a boy, Possessor of

The Hebrew dictionary's page for בן, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with ben.

These words come before and after ben in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ben⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ben⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨ben⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בֵּן⁩, said ben. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בן⁩. Its plural is ⁨בָּנִים⁩.

Is ⁨בן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בן⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨בַּת⁩.

What else does ⁨בן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨ben⁩, ⁨בן⁩ can mean ⁨son, A direct male descendant, A guy, a boy, and Possessor of⁩.

How is ⁨ben⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ben⁩ is pronounced ⁨/bɛn/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry ben and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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