Strong H1144H1144Gבִּנְיָמִין
Benjamin
One of the 7 senses of Strong H1144
- Transliteration
- binyâmîyn
- Pronunciation
- bin-yaw-mene'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);
brother of: Joseph (H3130);
half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H714), Ahiram (H297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x
son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);
brother of: Joseph (H3130);
half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H714), Ahiram (H297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x
Meaning of the name
Benjamin = "son of the right hand"
General definition
In the biblical story
Benjamin
Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel
Benjamin, initially named Ben-oni by his mother Rachel, was the youngest son of Jacob.
In the Bible
Strong H1144G appears in 146 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- benjamin144
- s3
First verses
- Genesis 35:18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
- Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
- Genesis 42:4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
- Genesis 42:36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
- Genesis 43:14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
- Genesis 43:15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
- Genesis 43:16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
- Genesis 43:29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
- Genesis 43:34And 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.
- Genesis 44:12And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- Genesis 45:12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
- Genesis 45:14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- Genesis 45:22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
- Genesis 46:19The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
- Genesis 46:21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Genesis 49:27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
- Exodus 1:3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
- Numbers 1:11Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 1:36Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- Numbers 1:37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.