The meaning of “בִּנְיָמִין”
Understanding Binyâmîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Benjamin. - § Benjamin = "son of the right hand" - Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob - also the tribe descended from him, ...
בִּנְיָמִין
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 43:34 | “And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. ” Word: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:12 | “And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.” Word: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) | |
| 1 Samuel 10:20 | “And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.” Word: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:3 | “And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;” Word: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) | |
| Nehemiah 11:31 | “The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,” Word: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) |
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