Search function to ignore prefixes?

Jennifer Hebson

Hello!
I'm sure the answer to my question is out there but I can't find it...

I was trying to search "son of man" "בן־אדם" the BHS and 98 results came out. But then I remembered that the phrase "son of man" also comes in Ps. 8, and that didn't appear in the results. So I looked it up and realised that it probably didn't show because it has the waw prefix: ובן־אדם, and if I search ובן־אדם, then even more results come up. 

Is there a way to make the programme realise that prefixes like ו, ה, כ, ל, etc. are not to be taken into consideration? I know that for a single word you just use the root search, but in a phrase like "son of man" there's not just a single root. 

Thanks in advance!

Dave Hooton

Is there a way to make the programme realise that prefixes like ו, ה, כ, ל, etc. are not to be taken into consideration?

I'm not sure, but I approached it from another angle. Look for "son of man" in a reverse interlinear and highlight the result in a parallel Hebrew bible

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You can click the Hebrew result to open the BHS bible.

EDIT: you can also view the Results directly if you select "Corresponding Search results" in the Visual Filter menu of the BHS bible.