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 gate in Jerusalem
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 BuRS 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
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 35:18 · 35:24 · 42:4 · 42:36 · 43:29 · 45:12 · 45:15 · 45:34 · 46:21 |
| Numbers | 1:11 · 1:36 · 1:37 · 2:22 · 7:60 · 10:24 · 13:9 · 26:38 · 26:41 · 34:21 |
| Deuteronomy | 27:12 · 33:12 |
| Joshua | 15:63 · 18:11 · 18:20 · 18:21 · 18:28 · 21:4 · 21:17 |
| Judges | 1:21 · 5:14 · 20:3 · 20:12 · 20:14 · 20:15 · 20:18 · 20:21 · 20:23 · 20:24 · 20:28 · 20:30 · 20:31 · 20:32 · 20:36 · 20:41 · 20:48 · 21:18 · 21:20 · 21:21 · 21:23 |
| 1 Samuel | 4:12 · 9:1 · 9:16 · 9:21 · 10:2 · 10:20 · 10:21 |
| 2 Samuel | 2:25 · 3:19 · 4:2 · 21:14 · 23:29 |
| 1 Kings | 12:21 · 12:23 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6:45* · 6:50* · 7:10 · 8:40 · 9:3 · 9:4 · 9:7 · 11:31 · 12:17* · 12:30* |
| 2 Chronicles | 11:1 |
| Ezra | 10:32 |
| Nehemiah | 3:23 · 11:4 · 11:7 · 11:31 · 12:34 |
| Psalms | 68:28* · 80:3* |
| Jeremiah | 1:1 · 6:1 · 17:26 · 20:2 · 32:8 · 32:44 · 33:13 · 37:12 · 37:13 · 38:7 |
| Ezekiel | 48:22 · 48:23 · 48:24 · 48:32 |
| Hosea | 5:8 |
| Obadiah | 1:19 |
| Zechariah | 14:10 |
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Benjamin Gate • Gate in Jerusalem, associated with the tribe of Benjamin.
The Benjamin Gate was a gate in Jerusalem, associated with the tribe of Benjamin. (Jeremiah 20:2, 37:13, 38:7)
- A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם first mentioned at Jer.20.2;
- only referred to as Benjamin_Gate בִּנְיָמִין.
The Benjamin Gate, mentioned in the book of Jeremiah, was one of the gates of Jerusalem during the time of the prophets. It was likely named after the tribe of Benjamin, whose territory was located just north of the city.
In Jeremiah 20:2, the priest Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in the stocks at the Benjamin Gate. This incident occurred after Jeremiah had prophesied about the impending destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of its people.
Later, in Jeremiah 37:13, the prophet was arrested by the guard at the Benjamin Gate when he was attempting to leave Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege of the city. The guard accused Jeremiah of defecting to the Babylonians, but the prophet denied the charge.
In Jeremiah 38:7, Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put into a cistern in the court of the guard. He went to the king at the Benjamin Gate to intercede on Jeremiah's behalf, and the king ordered Ebed-melech to take men and lift Jeremiah out of the cistern.
The Benjamin Gate served as a significant location in the book of Jeremiah, being associated with the prophet's persecution, arrest, and rescue. Its mention in these passages highlights the political and religious tensions in Jerusalem during the time leading up to the Babylonian exile.
All entries for Benjamin Gate: בִּנְיָמִין