Strong's Lexicon

H1144

H1144 — בִּניָמִין

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewBinyamiynnameOccurrences: 167TWOT: 254a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1144
Word:	בִּניָמִין
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H1121 and H3225
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	167
Transliteration:	Binyamiyn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	bin-yaw-mene'
Meaning:	1. son of (the) right hand 2. Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob 3. also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV Renderings:	Benjamin.

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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) Ezek 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.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מי (me)

Genesis 3:11

KJV: And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

EHCC: Who told thee that thou (wast) naked ?

Genesis 19:12

KJV: And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

EHCC: Hast thou here any besides?

Genesis 24:23

KJV: And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?

EHCC: Whose daughter (art) thou?

Exodus 16:3

KJV: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

EHCC: Would to God (7F? (מי we had died

Exodus 24:14

KJV: And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

EHCC: if any man have any matters to do,

Deuteronomy 6:29

EHCC: (36). that (77) “By there were such an

Joshua 24:15

KJV: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

EHCC: choose you this day whom ye will serve ;

Judges 20:18

KJV: And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.

EHCC: Which of us shall go up first

2 Samuel 20:11

KJV: And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

EHCC: He that favoureth Joab, and he that (is)

Isaiah 54:15

KJV: Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

EHCC: whosoever shall gather together against

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