Bible Dictionary
Son
Son can describe physical descent, relationship, membership, or succession. Biblical expressions such as “son of a year” and “son of a bow” use the term in extended senses.
Definition
Son ordinarily denotes a male child or descendant, but in Scripture it can express many kinds of descent, relationship, succession, or association. The term may also occur in expressions where it describes age or an object belonging to a class.
Biblical Usage
Biblical expressions include “son of a year,” meaning a year old, and “son of a bow,” meaning an arrow. The word bar also occurs in New Testament compounds such as Bar-timaeus.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
The term “son” is used in Scripture language to imply almost any kind of descent or succession, as ben shanah, “son of a year,” i.e. a year old; ben kesheth, “son of a bow,” i.e. an arrow. The word bar is often found in the New Testament in composition, as Bar-timaeus.