Lexical Definition

‎בִּנְיָמִין‎ Binyâmîyn (bin-yaw-mene') Benjamin ^N:N-M-P
from ‎בֵּן‎ and ‎יָמִין‎; son of (the) right hand

Benjamin.

• § Benjamin = "son of the right hand"
• Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob
• also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother
2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin
3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife
4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

See Greek: Βενιαμίν

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10
• son of: Bilhan (בִּלְהָן)
• brother of: Jeush (יְעוּשׁ), Ehud (אֵהוּד), Chenaanah (כְּנַעֲנָה), Zethan (זֵיתָן), Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) and Ahishahar (אֲחִישַׁחַר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בִּנְיָמִין‎ Gen 35:18 +; usually ‎בִּנְיָמִן‎ proper name, masculine₁₆₆ (son of (the) right hand) —

1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called ‎בֶּןאֿוֺנִי‎ (q. v.) Gen 35:18 own brother of Joseph Gen 35:24; Gen 42:4; Gen 43:29; Gen 45:12 compare Gen 42:36; Gen 45:15; Gen 45:34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin Num 1:11; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:12; Judg 5:14 + 23 t. Judges; 32 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hos 5:8; Ezek 48:23; Obad 1:19; Ps 68:28*; Ps 80:3* ‎בְּנֵי בנימן‎ (literal Gen 46:21) of tribe Num 1:36; Num 2:22; Num 7:60; Num 26:38; Num 26:41; Josh 18:20; Josh 18:28; Judg 20:3; Judg 20:14; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:18; Judg 20:21; Judg 20:23; Judg 20:24; Judg 20:28; Judg 20:30; Judg 20:31; Judg 20:32; Judg 20:36; Judg 20:48; Judg 21:18; Judg 21:20; Judg 21:23; 2Sam 2:25; 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 23:29; 1Chr 8:40; 1Chr 9:3; 1Chr 9:7; 1Chr 11:31; 1Chr 12:17*; 1Chr 12:30*; Neh 11:4; Neh 11:7; Neh 11:31; Jer 6:1; Judg 1:21 (twice in verse) (but ‎בני יהודה‎ in || Josh 15:63 compare Bu^{RS 7}); explicitly ‎מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן‎ Num 1:37; Num 2:22; Num 13:9; Num 34:21; Josh 21:4; 1Chr 6:45* compare Josh 21:17 ‎מַטֵּה‎ ‎׳‎‎בְנֵי ב‎ Num 10:24; Josh 18:11; Josh 18:21; 1Chr 6:50* ‎׳‎‎שֵׁבֶט ב‎ 1Sam 10:20; 1Sam 10:21; 1Kgs 12:21 observe also ‎׳‎‎כָּלשִֿׁבְטֵי ב‎ Judg 20:12 compare 1Sam 9:21 ‎אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן‎ Judg 20:41; 1Sam 4:12 compare ‎אִישׁ‎ ‎מִבִּןיָֿ֯מִין‎ 1Sam 9:1 ‎אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן‎ Judg 21:21; 1Sam 9:16; 2Sam 21:14; Jer 1:1; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 37:12 compare Jer 32:8 ‎׳‎‎גְּבוּל ב‎ 1Sam 10:2; Ezek 48:22 (strike out Co) vEzek 48:24 ‎בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן‎ 2Sam 3:19 ‎בֵּית‎ ‎׳‎‎יְהוּדָה וּב‎ 1Kgs 12:23; 2Chr 11:1 in name of a temple-gate ‎הָעֶלְיוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַר ב‎ Jer 20:2 compare Jer 37:13; Jer 38:7; Ezek 48:32; Zech 14:10.

2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin

1. 1Chr 7:10.

3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezra 10:32 compare Neh 3:23; Neh 12:34. — ‎בנימן בני פרץ‎ 1Chr 9:4 Kt read with Qr ‎׳‎‎בָּנִי מִןבְּֿנֵי פ‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Son of Bilhan • Son of Bilhan, descendant of Benjamin

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

This Benjamin was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin.

• A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10;
• only referred to as Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין;
• son of Bilhan בִּלְהָן;
• a brother of Jeush יְעוּשׁ, Ehud אֵהוּד, Chenaanah כְּנַעֲנָה, Zethan זֵיתָן, Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ and Ahishahar אֲחִישַׁחַר.

This Benjamin is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. He was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob') (1 Ch. 7:10). No further information is provided about this individual in the biblical text. His inclusion in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites.

All entries for Benjamin: בִּנְיָמִין

Related Profiles:

• Bilhan (father)
• Jeush (sibling)
• Ehud (sibling)
• Chenaanah (sibling)
• Zethan (sibling)
• Tarshish (sibling)
• Ahishahar (sibling)