958. Beniamin
Strong's Lexicon
Beniamin: Benjamin

Original Word: Βενιαμίν
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Beniamin
Pronunciation: ben-ee-ah-MEEN
Phonetic Spelling: (ben-ee-am-een')
Definition: Benjamin
Meaning: Benjamin, youngest son of Jacob, founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין - Binyamin)

Usage: The name "Benjamin" means "son of the right hand" or "son of the south." In the New Testament, it refers to the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and occasionally to individuals from this tribe. The name is used to denote lineage and tribal affiliation, particularly in the context of the Apostle Paul, who identifies himself as a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Cultural and Historical Background: Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel in the Old Testament. The tribe of Benjamin held a significant position among the tribes of Israel, known for its warriors and its strategic location between the northern and southern kingdoms. The tribe's territory included Jerusalem, and it played a crucial role in Israel's history, including the period of the Judges and the united monarchy under Saul, who was a Benjamite.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Binyamin
Definition
Benjamin, one of the twelve Isr. tribes
NASB Translation
Benjamin (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 958: Βενιαμίν

Βενιαμίν (Βενιάμειν L T Tr WH; see WH's Appendix, p. 155, and under the word εἰ, ), (בִּנְיָמִין, i. e. בֶּן־יָמִין, son of the right hand, i. e. of good fortune, Genesis 35:18), Benjamin, Jacob's twelfth son; φυλή Βενιαμίν the tribe of Benjamin: Acts 13:21; Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5; Revelation 7:8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Benjamin.

Of Hebrew origin (Binyamiyn); Benjamin, an Israelite -- Benjamin.

see HEBREW Binyamiyn

Forms and Transliterations
Βενιαμειν Βενιαμείν Βενιαμεὶν Βενιαμίν Βενιαμὶν Beniamin Beniamín Beniamìn
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 13:21 N
GRK: ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα
NAS: of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty
KJV: the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty
INT: of [the] tribe of Benjamin years forty

Romans 11:1 N
GRK: Ἀβραάμ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν
NAS: of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
KJV: [of] the tribe of Benjamin.
INT: of Abraham of [the] tribe of Benjamin

Philippians 3:5 N
GRK: Ἰσραήλ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν Ἐβραῖος ἐξ
NAS: of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew
KJV: [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew
INT: of Israel of [the] tribe of Benjamin Hebrew of

Revelation 7:8 N
GRK: ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν δώδεκα χιλιάδες
NAS: from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve
KJV: the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed
INT: out of [the] tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand

Strong's Greek 958
4 Occurrences


Βενιαμίν — 4 Occ.















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