Given name
Ben-deker
“son of a piercing”
Ben-deker is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “son of a piercing.”
Original Hebrewבן־דקר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ben-deker means “son of a piercing.”
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Where it comes from
Ben-deker is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ben (בן), “son,” and the Hebrew verb daqar (דקר), “to pierce.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ben-deker appears in 1 Kings 4:9.
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Ben-deker’s family of names
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