No. 984 in Hebrew
ובני
"And [the] sons of" or "And [the] children of"
In a sentence
ובני אברהם יצאו למסע במדבר.
And Abraham's sons set out on a journey in the desert.
In this context, 'ובני' translates to 'and the sons of', connecting a group (sons) to their patriarch (Abraham).
הזמנתי את שרה ובני למסיבת הסיום שלי.
I invited Sarah and Beni to my graduation party.
Here, 'ובני' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person named Beni, following the conjunction 'and'.
הארמון היה מרהיב, ובני הקטן התלהב מאוד.
The palace was magnificent, and my little son was very excited.
'ובני', in this case, means 'and my son', combining possession (my son) with the conjunction 'and'.
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