Word Study
The meaning of “בִּנְיָמִין”
Understanding Binyâmîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
H1144
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
בִּנְיָמִין
Phoneticbin-yaw-mene'
TransliterationBinyâmîyn
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
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
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
156 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
156x
Most Frequent Book
Judges
Book Distribution
Genesis16
Exodus1
Numbers10
Deuteronomy2
Joshua6
Judges40
1 Samuel11
2 Samuel8
1 Kings4
1 Chronicles15
2 Chronicles14
Ezra4
Nehemiah6
Psalms2
Jeremiah10
Ezekiel4
Hosea1
Obadiah1
Zechariah1
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'בִּנְיָמִין' deepen your understanding of Genesis 43:34?