Benjamin — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין

בִּנְיָמִין

Binyâmîyn · pronounced bin-yaw-mene' · Strong's H1144 · a man

Benjamin means son of (the) right hand.

Built from

בֵּן bên (from, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) open in the lexicon ›

יָמִין yâmîyn (and, H3225) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.

First appearance

Gen 35:18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin. (KJV)

Every verse that names Benjamin

160 occurrences in 160 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Obadiah, Zechariah

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