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/ben/, Scot.n.1. the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, esp. when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.adv., prep.2. within; inside.adj.3. inside; inner.[1400-50; late ME (Scots); as adv., unexplained var. of late ME bin, ME binne, OE binnan (c. OFris binna, MD, G binnen), equiv. to bi- BE- + innan within (cf. IN)]ben2/ben/, n.the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery. Cf. horseradish tree.[1550-60; < Ar ban]ben3/ben/, n. Scot., Irish.a mountain peak; high hill: Ben Nevis.[1780-90; < ScotGael, Ir beann peak]ben4/ben/, n. (often cap.)son of (used esp. in Hebrew and Arabic names): Moses ben Maimon.
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(as used in expressions)Alfasi Isaac ben JacobAlkalai Judah ben Solomon HaiAbba Mari ben Moses ben JosephBen Ali Zine el AbidineBen Bella AhmedBen Gurion DavidMohammed ben Brahim BoukharoubaEleazar ben Judah ben KalonymosHecht BenHeller Yom Tov Lipmann ben Nathan Ha LeviHogan BenSolomon ben Yehuda ibn GabirolIbn Tibbon Judah ben SaulIsraeli Isaac ben SolomonJoseph Ben MatthiasKaro Joseph ben EphraimLuria Isaac ben SolomonSalomon ben JoshuaMoses ben MaimonMeir ben BaruchMoses ben MenachemMoses ben Shem TovPrusiner Stanley Ben* * *
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