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Son (Aramaic) — the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew בֵּן, used in Ezra and Daniel for filial and metaphorical sonship
The Aramaic noun בַּר (bar) is the cognate of Hebrew בֵּן ('son'), appearing in the Aramaic sections of Ezra and Daniel. In Ezra, it functions in genealogical formulas: 'Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel' (Ezra 5:2), 'Jeshua the son of Jozadak' (Ezra 5:2), and 'the sons of Israel' (Ezra 6:16). Its most celebrated occurrence is Daniel 7:13, where 'one like a son of man' (כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ) approaches the Ancient of Days — a phrase that became foundational for New Testament Christology. Daniel 6:24 uses it for literal sons cast into the lions' den. Spanish 'hijo' and French 'fils' both render the straightforward filial meaning.
Senses
1. son (Aramaic) — The Aramaic word for 'son,' functioning identically to Hebrew בֵּן in patronymic chains and broader relational expressions. Used in genealogical formulas throughout Ezra (5:1-2; 6:14) and for 'the sons of Israel' collectively (Ezra 6:16). In Daniel, it appears in the epochal vision of 'one like a son of man' (כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ, Dan 7:13), a figure who receives universal dominion from the Ancient of Days — foundational to messianic interpretation. Also used for literal offspring (Dan 5:22; 6:24) and in the prayer formula 'sons of the captivity' (Ezra 6:16). Spanish 'hijo' and English 'son' are the standard renderings. 11×
AR["أَبْنَاؤُهُمْ","بَنُو-","بَنِي","وَ-بَنُو","وَ-بَنِيهِ"]·ben["আর-তাঁর-পুত্রদের","আর-বাছুরের","তাদের-সন্তানদের","পুত্রদের","পুত্ররা-","পুত্রেরা-","সন্তানদের"]·DE["Soehne-von","[בניהון]","[ובנוהי]","und-Soehne-von"]·EN["and-his-sons","and-young","sons-of","sons-of-","the-sons-of","their-children"]·FR["[ובנוהי]","et-fils-de","fils","fils-de"]·heb["בני","בניהם","ו-בנוהי-ו","ו-בני"]·HI["उनके-बेटे","और","और-उसके-पुत्रों-के","बनी"]·ID["anak-anak","anak-anak-mereka","baik-anak-lembu","dan-anak-anaknya"]·IT["[בניהון]","[ובנוהי]","e-figli-di","figli-di"]·jav["antawisipun-putra-putra","lan-para-putra","lan-sapi-jaler","para-putra","para-putra-","putra-","putra-putra","putra-putraipun"]·KO["그들-의-아들들","그리고-그-의-아들들","그리고-아들들","아들들","아들이-","자녀들-","자손들-"]·PT["e-filhos-de","e-seus-filhos","filhos-de","filhos-do","os-filhos-de-","os-filhos-do","os-filhos-dos","seus-filhos"]·RU["-сынов","и-сыновей-его","и-сыновья","сыновей","сыновей-их","сыны-"]·ES["los-hijos-de","sus-hijos","y-crías-de","y-sus-hijos"]·SW["miongoni-mwa-wana-wa","na-wanawe","wana-wa","watoto-wao"]·TR["ogullari-","onlar","oğulları-","oğullarından","ve-ogullar","ve-ogullarinin"]·urd["اور-بیٹوں-اُس-کے","اور-بیٹے","اُن-کے-بیٹے","بنی","بیٹوں","بیٹوں-میں-سے","بیٹوں-نے-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [בַּר] n.m. son (𝔗 id.; Syriac ܒܰܪ, Mand. ברא Nö M § 148, Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. בר (and בן) Lzb 242 f.; Sab. בר according to Mordtm VOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, ן becoming ר, Philippi ZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. Brock Syriac Gr. § 76 al.; √ diff. from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 al.; BH בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן);—cstr. ב׳ Dn 3:25 +; sf. בְּרֵהּ 5:22; pl. cstr. בְּנֵי Ezr 6:9 +; sf. בְּנ֫וֹהִי…