The Hebrew word Ben (), meaning "son" or "boy", forms part of many surnames in

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

. In the English Bible, such names include: * Ben-ammi, "son of my people" * Benaiah, "son of Yah" * Bene-berak, "sons of lightning" * Ben-hadad, "son of Hadad" * Ben-hail, "son of valor" * Benjamin, "son of the right hand" or "son of the south" * Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow" * Ben-Zion, "son of

Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Nam ...

" * Ben-Ishado, "son of ishado"

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