ב־ן
Hebrew
editAlternative forms
edit- ב־נ־י (b-n-y)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Semitic *bin- (“son”), *bint- (“daughter”); compare Arabic ب ن و (b-n-w).
A connection with ב־נ־ה (b-n-h, “to build”) has been proposed (see Klein).
Root
editב־ן • (b-n)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ב־נ־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- A. Murtonen (1989) “BN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 114
- Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 76