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 living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.23

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

Profile

Male • Returned builder • Israelite who repaired part of Jerusalem's wall

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Benjamin helped repair a section of Jerusalem's wall near his house.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.23;
• only referred to as Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין.

This Benjamin was an Israelite who lived in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah. He participated in the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, working on the section near his house (Neh. 3:23). The rebuilding of the wall was a significant project undertaken by Nehemiah to restore the security and integrity of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Benjamin's involvement in this task demonstrates his commitment to the well-being of his community and his willingness to contribute to the restoration of the city and the strengthening of its defenses.

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