H1136 H1136
Ben-Hesed (personal name: 'son of mercy/kindness,' one of Solomon's twelve district officers)
This compound name meaning 'son of mercy' or 'son of kindness' identifies one of Solomon's twelve district officers responsible for provisioning the royal court (1 Kings 4:10). Each officer supplied provisions for one month per year. The name's meaning reflects positive theological virtues of divine grace and covenant loyalty (hesed).
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of a Solomonic administrative officer in 1 Kings 4:10. The consistent transliteration 'Ben-Hesed' across languages preserves the Hebrew compound form, identifying one of the twelve officials who managed the complex logistics of supplying Solomon's extensive royal household and court. 1×
AR["ابْنُ-حَسَدَ"]·ben["পুত্র"]·DE["Ben-Hesed"]·EN["Ben-Hesed"]·FR["Ben-Hesed"]·heb["בן-חסד"]·HI["पुत्र-खेसेद"]·ID["Ben-Hesed"]·IT["Ben-Hesed"]·jav["putra-Hèsèd"]·KO["아들-헤세드는"]·PT["Ben-Hesed"]·RU["сын-Хеседа"]·ES["hijo-de-Jesed"]·SW["Ben-hesedi"]·TR["oğlu-Heset'in"]·urd["بِن-حسد"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בֶּן־חֶ֫סֶד n.pr.m. (son of mercy) an officer of Solomon 1 K 4:10.