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Lexicon :: Strong's H1144 - binyāmîn

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בִּנְיָמִין
Transliteration
binyāmîn
Pronunciation
bin-yaw-mene'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 254a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בנימין.

Strong’s Definitions

בִּנְיָמִין Binyâmîyn, bin-yaw-mene'; from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Benjamin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 161x

The KJV translates Strong's H1144 in the following manner: Benjamin (161x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 161x
The KJV translates Strong's H1144 in the following manner: Benjamin (161x).

  1. Benjamin = "son of the right hand"

    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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּנְיָמִין Binyâmîyn, bin-yaw-mene'; from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Benjamin.
STRONGS H1144: Abbreviations
בִּנְיָמִין Genesis 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 בֶּן־אוֺנִי (which see) Genesis 35:18; own brother of Joseph Genesis 35:24; Genesis 42:4; Genesis 43:29; Genesis 45:12; compare Genesis 42:36; Genesis 45:15; Genesis 45:34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin Numbers 1:11; Deuteronomy 27:12; Deuteronomy 33:12; Judges 5:14 + 23 times Judges; + 32 times Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hosea 5:8; Ezekiel 48:23; Obadiah 19; Psalm 68:28; Psalm 80:3; בְּנֵי בנימן (literal Genesis 46:21) of tribe Numbers 1:36; Numbers 2:22; Numbers 7:60; Numbers 26:38, 41; Joshua 18:20, 28; Judges 20:3, 14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 48; Judges 21:18, 20, 23; 2 Samuel 2:25; 2 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 1 Chronicles 9:3, 7; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 12:17; 1 Chronicles 12:30; Nehemiah 11:4, 7, 31; Jeremiah 6:1; Judges 1:21 (twice in verse) (but בני יהודה in || Joshua 15:63 compare BuRS 7); explicitly מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן Numbers 1:37; Numbers 2:22; Numbers 13:9; Numbers 34:21; Joshua 21:4; 1 Chronicles 6:45 compare Joshua 21:17; מַטֵּה בְנֵי ב׳ Numbers 10:24; Joshua 18:11, 21; 1 Chronicles 6:50; שֵׁבֶט ב׳ 1 Samuel 10:20, 21; 1 Kings 12:21; observe also כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי ב׳ Judges 20:12 compare 1 Samuel 9:21; אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן Judges 20:41; 1 Samuel 4:12 compare אִישׁ מִבִּן־יָ֯מִין 1 Samuel 9:1; אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן Judges 21:21; 1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Samuel 21:14; Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Jeremiah 37:12; compare Jeremiah 32:8; גְּבוּל ב׳ 1 Samuel 10:2; Ezekiel 48:22 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 48:24; בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן 2 Samuel 3:19; בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּב׳ 1 Kings 12:23; 2 Chronicles 11:1; in name of a temple-gate הָעֶלְיוֺן שַׁעַר ב׳ Jeremiah 20:2; compare Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 38:7; Ezekiel 48:32; Zechariah 14:10.
†2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin 1. 1 Chronicles 7:10.
†3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezra 10:32 compare Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 12:34. — בנימן בני פרץ 1 Chronicles 9:4 Kt read with Qr בָּנִי מִן־בְּנֵי פ׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:18; 35:18; 35:24; 42:4; 42:36; 43:29; 45:12; 45:15; 46:21

Numbers

1:11; 1:36; 1:37; 2:22; 2:22; 7:60; 10:24; 13:9; 26:38; 26:41; 34:21

Deuteronomy

27:12; 33:12

Joshua

15:63; 18:11; 18:20; 18:21; 18:28; 21:4; 21:17

Judges

1:21; 5:14; 20:3; 20:12; 20:14; 20:15; 20:18; 20:21; 20:23; 20:24; 20:28; 20:30; 20:31; 20:32; 20:36; 20:41; 20:48; 21:18; 21:20; 21:21; 21:23

1 Samuel

4:12; 9:1; 9:16; 9:21; 10:2; 10:20; 10:21

2 Samuel

2:25; 3:19; 4:2; 21:14; 23:29

1 Kings

12:21; 12:23

1 Chronicles

6:45; 6:50; 7:10; 8:40; 9:3; 9:4; 9:7; 11:31; 12:17; 12:30

2 Chronicles

11:1

Ezra

10:32

Nehemiah

3:23; 11:4; 11:7; 11:31; 12:34

Psalms

68:28; 80:3

Jeremiah

1:1; 6:1; 17:26; 20:2; 32:8; 32:44; 33:13; 37:12; 37:13; 38:7

Ezekiel

48:22; 48:23; 48:24; 48:32

Hosea

5:8

Obadiah

1:19

Zechariah

14:10

H1144

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Strong's Number H1144 matches the Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyāmîn),
which occurs 166 times in 159 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 35:18–Jdg 20:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:18 - And it came to pass in her giving up the ghost (for she was dying), that she called his name, The son of my pain; but his father called his name Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:24 - And the sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:4 - But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befal him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:36 - And their father Jacob said to them, Ye have bereaved me. Joseph is not, Symeon is not, and will ye take Benjamin? all these things have come upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:29 - And Joseph [fn]lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was [fn]five times as much as the portions of the others. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:12 - And he searched, beginning from the eldest, until he came to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:12 - Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14 - And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:22 - And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:19 - And the sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob; Joseph, and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:21 - And the sons of Benjamin; Bala, and Bochor, and Asbel. And the sons of Bala were Gera, and Noeman, and Anchis, and Ros, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Arad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:27 - Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still in the morning, and at evening he gives food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:3 - Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:11 - Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:36 - (LXX 1:34) For the sons of Benjamin according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the host,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 - (LXX 1:35) the numbering of them of the tribe of Benjamin, was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60 - On the ninth day the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:24 - And over the forces of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, was Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:9 - Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Raphu.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:38 - (LXX 26:42) The sons of Benjamin according to their families; to Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the Asyberites; to Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41 - (LXX 26:45) These are the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:21 - Of the tribe of Benjamin, Eldad the son of Chaslon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - These shall stand to bless the people on mount Garizin having gone over Jordan; Symeon, Levi, Judas, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 - And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, and God overshadows him always, and he rested between his shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:11 - And the lot of the tribe of Benjamin came forth first according to their families: and the borders of their lot came forth between the children of Juda and the children of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:20 - And Jordan shall be their boundary on the east: this is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, these are their borders round about according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:21 - And the cities of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethegæo, and Amecasis,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:28 - and Jebus (this is Jerusalem); and Gabaoth, Jarim, thirteen cities, and their villages; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:4 - And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities [fn]out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:17 - And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:21 - But the children of Benjamin did not [fn]take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 - Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that [fn]draw with the scribe's pen of record.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:9 - And the children of Ammon went over Jordan to fight with Juda, and Benjamin, and with Ephraim; and the children of Israel were greatly afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:14 - And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3 - And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Massepha: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:4 - And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gabaa of Benjamin to lodge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten thousand, to take provision, to cause them to come to Gabaa of Benjamin, to do to it according to all the abomination, which [fn]they wrought in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12 - And the tribes of Israel sent men through the whole tribe of Benjamin, saying, What is this wickedness that has been wrought among you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13 - Now then give up the men the [fn]sons of transgressors that are in Gabaa, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness from Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:14 - And the children of Benjamin were gathered from their cities to Gabaa, to go forth to fight with the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:15 - And the children of Benjamin from their cities were numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, every man drawing a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men of all the people, [fn]able to use both hands alike;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:17 - And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18 - And they arose and went up to Bæthel, and enquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Juda shall go up first as leader.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:20 - And they went out, all the men of Israel, to fight with Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gabaa.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:21 - And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.

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