Lexical Definition

‎מִיָּמִן‎ Mîyâmin (me-yaw-meem') Mijamin ^N:N-M-P
a form for ‎מִנְיָמִין‎

Miamin, Mijamin.

• § Miamin or Mijamin = "from the right hand"
• Mijamin, the name of three Israelites

1) chief of the 6th course of priests established by David
2) a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
3) a priest who went up with Zerubbabel
4) a priest who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.9

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִיָּמִן‎, ‎מִיָּמִין‎, ‎מִנְיָמִן‎, ‎מִנְיָמִין‎

proper name, masculine 1. priestly name:
a. ‎מִיָּמִן‎ assigned to David's time, 1Chr 24:9.
b. Nehemiah's time Neh 10:8* = ‎מִנְיָמִין‎ Neh 12:17; Neh 12:41.
c. ‎מִנְיָמִן‎ assigned to Hezekiah's time 2Chr 31:15.
d. ‎מִיָּמִין‎ went up with Zerubbabel Neh 12:5.

2. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:25. — ᵐ5 Βενιαμειν and (especially A ᵐ5^L) Μιαμειν.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • A priest in the time of David.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mijamin, a priest, was the head of the sixth division of the priestly order during the reign of David (1Ch.24.9).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.9;
• only referred to as Mijamin מִיָּמִן.

Mijamin is mentioned in the book of 1 Chronicles as a priest who served during the reign of King David (1Ch.24.9). He was the head of the sixth division of the priestly order, as organized by David. The priests were divided into twenty-four divisions, each responsible for serving in the temple for a designated period. Mijamin's division was one of these twenty-four groups. No further details about Mijamin's life, family, or specific duties as a priest are provided in the biblical text. His mention serves to document the organization of the priesthood during David's reign and the individuals who held leadership roles within each division.

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