Strong H3228H3228Gיָֽמִינִי

[Ben]jaminite

One of the 2 senses of Strong H3228

Transliteration
yemîynîy
Pronunciation
yem-ee-nee'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Someone descended from 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
Another spelling of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144)

General definition

Patronymic from H3226; a Jeminite (collectively) or descendant of Jamin: - Jaminites. See also H1145 .

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.

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