Scripture Engagement

Here, just for fun, are some idioms containing the phrase 'son of' in Hebrew: בְנֵי־הָאֱלֹהִים   – ‘sons of the god(s)’ (Gen 6:2) i.e. heavenly beings  cf  Psa 29:1 וְנֹחַ בֶּן־שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה   – ‘Noah was son of six hundred years’ (Gen 7:6) i.e. he was six hundred years old בְנֵי־קֶדֶם   –  ‘sons of the East’ (Gen 29:1) i.e. eastern peoples אֶת־בֶּן הַבָּקָר  – ‘son of the herd’   (Lev 1:5) i.e. one [animal] of the herd וּבְנֵי בְלִיַּעַל   –  ‘son of worthlessness’ (1Sa 10:27; 1Ki 21:10, 13  cf  Dan 11:14) i.e. troublemakers, scoundrels הָאָדָם   בְּנֵי   –  ‘sons of man’ (1Sa 26:19) i.e. men, humans לִבְנֵי־חַיִל   – ‘sons of strength’ (2Sa 2:7; 13:28; 17:10…) i.e. brave בְנֵֽי־עַוְלָ֖ה   – ‘sons of injustice’ (2Sa 3:34; 7:10  cf  Hos 10:9) i.e. criminals בֶן־מָוֶת  – ‘son of death’ (2Sa 12:5) – i.e. someone who deserves to die אֶחָד מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים –...