# Write this phrase in Hebrew, please.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 26, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013 "2012-04-26T14:03:21Z")
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### Author:  [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013/1 "2012-04-26T14:03:21Z")
Could one of y’all let me know how the words “Ben Kadosh” would be written with Hebrew letters?
If it’s written one way in modern Hebrew and another in Biblical Hebrew, I’d be interested in both.
Bonus question: Would a correct translation be “the holy son” or “son of the holy”?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013/2 "2012-04-26T14:25:11Z")
בן קדוש.
It means “a holy son”. “The holy son” would be הבן הקדוש.
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### Author:  [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013/3 "2012-04-26T16:25:34Z")
Also: “son of the holy” depends on what you mean by “holy”. “Son of the holy man” would be בן הקדוש. “Son of the holy people” - בן הקדושים. “Son of holiness” - בן הקודש.
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### Author:  [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-this-phrase-in-hebrew-please/620013/4 "2012-04-26T21:43:55Z")
Excellent! Thanks a million, I owe you a beer (or a beverage of your choice).