The Hebrew word Ben (), meaning "son" or "boy" and also "son of", forms part of many surnames in Hebrew also found in Arabic as bin/ben or ibn/ebn ( or ).
In the English Bible, such names include:
Ben-ammi, "son of my people" Benaiah, "son of Yah(God)" Bene-berak, "sons of lightning" Ben-hadad, "son of Hadad" Ben-hail, "son of valor" Ben-Ishado, "son of Ishado" Benjamin, "son of the right hand" or "son of the south" Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow" Ben-Zion, "son of Zion"
See also Bar (Aramaic)